stem - noun

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

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

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

the tube of a tobacco pipe

front part of a vessel or aircraft

a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

stem - verb

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in
• cause to point inward
• stop the flow of a liquid
• remove the stem from

stem - thesaurus

base   bow   fore   halt   prow   radical   root   shank   stalk   stanch   staunch   theme