Stem

/stɛm/

Synonyms for "stem" (544 found)

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Closest matches (109)

Noun(11 words)

stalk arise axis basebase formbase wordblock boles bow brainstem caul

accidenceaccrue fromadjutage advance affiliation affix affixation affront allomorphanimal kingdomankle antagonize anthrophore apparentation arisearise fromarrest ascender axis back

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baluster balustrade banister bar basebastard typebattlebayonet legsbe contingent onbe due tobeak beardbeat againstbeat up againstbeginning belly bevel bifurcate birthblack letterblock blood bloodlineblow the whistlebody bolebound morphemebow bowlegs bows bowsprit brake branchbranch outbrave breastbreast the wavebreedbring beforebring forwardbring tobring upbring up shortbrood buckbud frombuffetbuffet the wavesbuttocks calf cane cap capital carpophore caryatid case catheter caudex caulicle caulis challenge check checkmate clan classclose withcnemis colonnade column combat comecome alongcome fromcome oncome out of

Verb(3 words)

arises checked comes

Strong matches (163)

commencementcommon ancestrycompanioncompete withconception confrontconfront withconjugation consanguinitycontend againstcontest control countercover groundcrotch crutch culm curbcut shortcutting

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dado dam dare deadlock declension defy delta demedepend onderivation derivederive fromdescenddescend fromdescender descent develop diedifference of formdiminishdirect linedistaff sidedivaricate drainpipedraw reindrumstickefflux tubeem emanateemanate fromemergeemerge fromen enclitic encounter ensueensue fromenvisage extraction faceface withfamily fanfat-faced typefeetfemale linefightfight againstfigurehead filiationfire hoseflagstaff flowflow fromflue pipefolkfollow fromfont footstalk forecastle foredeck foreleg forepeak fork formativefree formfreeze front funicule funiculus funnel furcate furcula furculumgain groundgamb gambrelgarden hosegas pipegather headgather waygenerate genesis gensgerminate fromget aheadget alonggigot gogo aheadgo alonggo fastgo forwardgo ongrapple withgrass rootsgroin groove growgrow fromgrow out ofguillotine halt hamhang onhaulm headhind leghinge onhock hose hosepipe houseic analysisimmediate constituent analysisinception infix infixation inflection inguen issueissue fromitalic jack jambjib boomjoin battle withkind kneelabor againstlay before

Noun(8 words)

control derive emerging foregerman kommenhalminner formitalian ascendere

Verb(3 words)

descends emanating halt

Adjective(1 words)

german grund

Related words (272)

leafstalk leg lessen letter ligature limb lineline of descentlineage logotypelower casemajusculemake good timemake head againstmake headwaymake progressmake progress againstmake stridesmake up leewaymale line

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matriclan maypole meetmeet squarelymilitate againstminuscule morph morphememorphemic analysismorphemics morphology morphophonemics movemove forwardnation newel-post nick nipple noseoffer resistanceoffshoot orderorgan pipeorigin original originateoriginate inorigination paradigm parts passpass alongpass onpatriclan pedestal pedicel peduncle people petiole petiolule petiolus phratry phyle phylum pi pica pier pilaster pile piling pillar pipe pipeline pipette pipingplace beforeplant kingdomplinth podite point polepopliteal spacepost prefix prefixation presentpresent toprevail overprint proceedproceed fromproclitic progress prong prore provenance provenience prowpull upput it toput paid toqueen-post quell race radical radix ramification ramify reduce reedreed pipereluct reluctate resist result retard rise rival rod roll roman root rostrum runnersans serifscape scissor-legs script seed seedstalk septset beforeshaft shank shin ship shoot shoulder siamesesiamese connectionside siphon slowsmall capsmall capitalsnorkel soclesoil pipesource spearspear sidespeciesspindle sidespire springspring fromsproutsprout fromstaff stalemate stalk stall stamp stanch stanchion stand standard standpipe staunch staysteam pipestem fromstem the tidestemsstep forwardstick stipe stirps stock stopstop coldstop deadstop shortstrain strawstrive againststruggle againststumps subbase succession suffix suffixation suppress surbasesword sidetake ontap taproot tarsus theme tigella tongue totemtotem poletravel tribe trident trifurcate trotters trunk tube tubing tubulation tubule tubulet tubulureturn ontwig typetype bodytype classtype licetypecase typeface typefounders typefoundryupper caseuprightvvie withwaste pipewater pipewishbone withstandword formationword-formation

Noun(29 words)

lexeme basematermodified stemoriginateoriginating frompenis prow radical restrictresult fromrootroot wordshank shoot sociussource bundlesprings stale stalks staunching

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stem turnstengel stopstorage stemstraws theme trunksunderground stemverb based

Adjective(1 words)

neglig

Verb(6 words)

originated originates stanch staunch staunched staunches

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

30 entries

biological origincause check cylinder descriptor developmentfirst aidform front hemostasis organ orientoriginate inphysiological responseplant organplant structure

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More specific

13 entries

branchclot formationcormdirect pressuredisease causeenvironmental causegenetic originrhizome stolontourniquet usetrunk tuber twig

Collocations

10 entries

herbaceous stemplant stemstem fromstem internodestem nodestem the bleedingstem the flowstem the spreadstem tissuewoody stem

Inflections

3 entries

stemmed stemming stems

Derivations

5 entries

stemless stemlike stemmed stemming stemness

Translations

11 translations across 6 languages.

Azerbaijani

1 entries

qol noun (branch of a family)

Finnish

2 entries

haara noun (branch of a family)
sukuhaara noun (branch of a family)

German

2 entries

Seitenlinie noun (branch of a family)
Zweig noun (branch of a family)

Hungarian

2 entries

nemzetség noun (branch of a family)
ág noun (branch of a family)

Italian

3 entries

ceppo noun (branch of a family)
linea noun (branch of a family)
ramo noun (branch of a family)

Swedish

1 entries

gren noun (branch of a family)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.

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A rose has thorns on its stem.

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The plant has an underground stem.

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He dropped his wineglass and broke its stem.

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