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stem


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  


    View spelling list Initial consonant blends - set 1 and learn about the word stem in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for stem

    s is 1 t is 1 e is 1 m is 3
    Scrabble score = 6

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