STEM

Definitions of stem in various dictionaries:

noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

noun - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

noun - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

noun - the tube of a tobacco pipe

noun - front part of a vessel or aircraft

noun - a turn made in skiing

verb - grow out of, have roots in, originate in

verb - cause to point inward

verb - stop the flow of a liquid

verb - remove the stem from

The main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk.

A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.

A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.

The tube of a tobacco pipe.

The slender upright support of a wineglass or goblet.

The small projecting shaft with an expanded crown by which a watch is wound.

The rounded rod in the center of certain locks about which the key fits and is turned.

The shaft of a feather or hair.

The upright stroke of a typeface or letter.

The vertical line extending from the head of a note.

The main line of descent of a family.

Linguistics.

The curved upright beam at the fore of a vessel into which the hull timbers are scarfed to form the prow.

To have or take origin or descent.

To remove the stem of.

To provide with a stem.

The central meaning shared by these verb s is “to come forth or come into being”: customs stemming from the past; misery arising from war; rights deriving from citizenship; disapproval emanating from the teacher; happiness that flows from their friendship; prejudice that issues from fear; a proposal originating in the Congress; a mistake that proceeded from carelessness; rebellion rising in the provinces; new industries springing up.

To stop or hold back by or as if by damming; stanch.

To plug or tamp (a blast hole, for example).

To point (skis) inward.

verb - to remove stems (ascending axes of a plant) from