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stems


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stems - 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

    • stems - thesaurus

    base   bow   fore   prow   radical   root   shank   stalk   theme  

    Scrabble score for stems

    s is 1 t is 1 e is 1 m is 3 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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