Stem

noun

stɛm

Noun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
“thematic vowels are part of the stem”
Similar:Base Radical Root Theme
Type of:DescriptorSignifierForm
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Similar:Shank
Type of:Cylinder
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Similar:Stalk
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Type of:TurnTurning
front part of a vessel or aircraft
Similar:Bow Fore Prow
Type of:Front
the tube of a tobacco pipe
Type of:TubingTube

stop the flow of a liquid
“stem the tide”
Similar:HaltStanchStaunch
Type of:Check
cause to point inward
“stem your skis”
Type of:Orient
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
“The increase in the national debt stems from the last war”
remove the stem from
“for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed”
Type of:WithdrawRemoveTake