English to English
noun
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Thematic vowels are part of the stem.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
source: WordNet 3.0
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
source: WordNet 3.0
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
source: WordNet 3.0
- front part of a vessel or aircraft
He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
source: WordNet 3.0
- A gleam of light; flame.
source: Webster 1913
- The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- grow out of, have roots in, originate in
The increase in the national debt stems from the last war.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to point inward
Stem your skis.
source: WordNet 3.0
- stop the flow of a liquid
Staunch the blood flow.
Stem the tide.
source: WordNet 3.0
- remove the stem from
For automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To gleam.
source: Webster 1913
- To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves.
source: Webster 1913
- To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current.
source: Webster 1913
- To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [stém] Tangkay
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [stém] Sumubà; sumungsong
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
