stems Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: S T EH1 M Z
What Does Stems Mean?
As a noun, stems means plural of stem. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of stem. As a verb, it means To remove the stem from.
Stems Definition (Noun)
- plural of stem
Stems as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of stem
Noun
- Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics.
Noun
- An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.
Noun
- A gleam of light; a flame.
Noun
- The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- A branch of a family.
- An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
- A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
the stem of an apple or a cherry
- A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
- The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
- A person's leg.
- The penis.
- A vertical stroke of a letter.
- A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
- A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing.
- The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
- A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork
- A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
- A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe.
- (chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism
Verb
- To remove the stem from.
to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves
- To be caused or derived; to originate.
The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
- To descend in a family line.
- To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
- To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
- To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
Verb
- To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
to stem a tide
- To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
Synonyms of Stems
Stems synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Stems
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Stems in a Sentence
the stem of an apple or a cherry
to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves
The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.
to stem a tide
Word Forms & Grammar
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