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Stem (Noun)

Meaning 1

Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Bow
  • Prow
  • Fore

Hypernyms

  • Front

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Base
  • Root
  • Root Word
  • Radical
  • Theme

Hypernyms

  • Signifier
  • Word Form
  • Form

Related Words

  • Stem (verb)

Meaning 3

Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Shank

Hypernyms

  • Cylinder

Meaning 4

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

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

  • Stalk

Hypernyms

  • Plant Organ

Hyponyms

  • Cornstalk
  • Filament
  • Cladode
  • Culm
  • Caudex
  • Corm
  • Trunk
  • Petiole
  • Axis
  • Beanstalk
  • Carpophore
  • Petiolule
  • Scape
  • Cane
  • Bole
  • Cutting
  • Phylloclade
  • Bulb
  • Stipe
  • Haulm
  • Stock
  • Branch
  • Rhizome
  • Gynophore
  • Rootstalk
  • Funicle
  • Tuber
  • Phylloclad
  • Sporangiophore

Meaning 5

The tube of a tobacco pipe.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

  • Tubing

Meaning 6

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Stem Turn

Hypernyms

  • Turn

Related Words

  • Stem (verb)
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