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Definition: Meaning of, stem in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɛm /

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Singular Plural
stem stems
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  1. the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow [=  stalk]
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  2. the long thin part of a wine glass, VASE etc, between the base and the wide top
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  3. the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco
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  4. long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc having a long stem, a short stem etc
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  5. the part of a word that stays the same when different endings are added to it, for example 'driv-' in 'driving'
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
stem stemmed stemmed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stemming stems
[transitive]
  1. to stop something from happening, spreading, or developing
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  2. formal to stop the flow of a liquid
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stem used in phrases

  • black-stem spleenwort (noun)
    1. fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
  • embryonic stem-cell research (noun)
    1. biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine
  • hematopoeitic stem cell (noun)
    1. blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
  • onion stem (noun)
    1. a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
  • stem blight (noun)
    1. a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants
  • stem canker (noun)
    1. rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
  • stem cell (noun)
    1. a special type of cell in the body that can divide in order to form other types of cells that have particular qualities or purposes
  • stem ginger (noun)
    1. tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
  • stem lettuce (noun)
    1. lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
  • stem turn (noun)
    1. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
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stem used in phrasal verbs

  • stem from (phrasal verb)
    1. stem from something to be caused by something
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