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as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

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

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

the tube of a tobacco pipe

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

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

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

the tube of a tobacco pipe

remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

cause to point inward; "stem your skis"

Alt. of Steem

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.

The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.

A branch of a family.

A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow.

Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout.

Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.

That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean.

The entire central axis of a feather.

The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian.

The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc.

The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.

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.

To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole.

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.

To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.

A type of electron microscopy which scans with an extremely narrow beam that is transmitted through the sample. The detection apparatus produces an image whose brightness depends on the atomic number of the sample. It should not be confused with MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON SCANNING nor with MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION (see MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 3d ed)

The principal stalk or trunk of a tree or plant; the slender stalk that bears the leaves, fruit, etc.; any slender support, handle, etc., resembling the stem of a plant; as, the stem of a goblet; the part of a vessel's structure to which the sides are fastened at the bow; the prow; the part of an inflected word that does not change.

To check; to make headway against; as, a boat stems the tide; to remove the stems from.

Stemmed.

Stemming.

The part of a tree between the ground and the branches: the little branch supporting the flower or fruit: a race or family: branch of a family.

The prow of a ship: a curved piece of timber at the prow to which the two sides of a ship are united.

To cut, as with the stem: to resist or make progress against: to stop, to check:-pr.p. stemming; pa.t. and pa.p. stemmed.

Prow of a ship.

To cut as with the stem; resist; make progress against.

Trunk of a tree; stalk of a plant; twig bearing the flower or fruit; stock or branch of a family.

To make headway against, as a current.

To remove the stems from.

The stock of a tree, shrub, or plant.

The stalk that supports something, as the fruit, flower, or leaf of a plant.

The stock of a family; lineage.

A nearly upright timber or metal piece, constituting the forward member of a vessel's hull.

The principal body of a tree, shrub or plant of any kind; the peduncle of a flower; the stock of a family; branch of a family.

The prow of a ship; the circular piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end.

To oppose or resist; to stop; to check. From stem to stern, from one end of the ship to the other; throughout.

The strong curved timber to which the two sides of a ship are united in front, the whole having a wedge-like appearance; the prow; from stem to stern, from the front to the back of a ship.

To put a stop to; to resist; to make progress against, as a current.

The trunk of a tree; the main axis of a plant.

A stalk; any stalklike structure or formation.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German] The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant of any kind; - a little branch which connects a fruit or flower with a lain branch any thing resembling a stem ; tube ; stalk ;-the stock of a family ;-a descendant ; progeny. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic] A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end ; - the forward part of a vessel ;- the leading position; the look-out ; - in music, the short perpendicular line added to the body of a note.