- root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
--1 is a kind of form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Derived forms: verb stem4, verb stem1 - stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
--2 is a kind of plant organ
--2 has parts: internode; receptacle
--2 has particulars:gynophore; carpophore; filament; funicle, funiculus; petiolule; cane; sporangiophore; cutting, slip; tuber; rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk; axis; caudex; beanstalk; cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade; stock, caudex; stipe; scape, flower stalk; petiole, leafstalk; bulb; corm; branch; culm; haulm, halm; trunk, tree trunk, bole - shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
--3 is a kind of cylinder
--3 is a part ofanchor, ground tackle; key; handle, grip, handgrip, hold; nail; pin; wineglass - stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
--4 is a kind of tube, tubing
--4 is a part of pipe, tobacco pipe- bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
--5 is a kind of front
--5 is a part of vessel, watercraft- stem turn, stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
--6 is a kind of turn, turning
Derived form: verb stem2 - bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
- stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
--1 is one way to originate in
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun stem1
Something ----s something
- stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
--2 is one way to orient
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun stem6
Somebody ----s something
- stem, stanch, staunch, halt - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
--3 is one way to check
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
--4 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun stemmer3, noun stem1
Somebody ----s something