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stem
Overview of noun stem
The noun stem has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (23) 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")
2. (10) stalk, stem -- (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
3. (2) shank, stem -- (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
4. stem -- (the tube of a tobacco pipe)
5. bow, fore, prow, stem -- (front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line")
6. 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)
Overview of verb stem
The verb stem has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (19) stem -- (grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war")
2. stem -- (cause to point inward; "stem your skis")
3. stem, stanch, staunch, halt -- (stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide")
4. stem -- (remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stem
6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> word
=> language unit, linguistic unit
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
stalk, stem
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
shank, stem
=> cylinder
=> round shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
stem
=> tube, tubing
=> conduit
=> passage
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
stem turn, stem
=> turn, turning
=> change of course
=> change of direction, reorientation
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun stem
1 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 2
stalk, stem
=> gynophore
=> carpophore
=> cornstalk, corn stalk
=> 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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stem
6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
Sense 2
stalk, stem
=> plant organ
Sense 3
shank, stem
=> cylinder
Sense 4
stem
=> tube, tubing
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
Sense 6
stem turn, stem
=> turn, turning
Antonyms of noun stem
Member Holonyms of noun stem
Substance Holonyms of noun stem
Part Holonyms of noun stem
3 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 3
shank, stem
PART OF: anchor, ground tackle
PART OF: key
PART OF: handle, grip, handgrip, hold
PART OF: nail
PART OF: pin
PART OF: wineglass
Sense 4
stem
PART OF: pipe, tobacco pipe
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Member Meronyms of noun stem
Substance Meronyms of noun stem
Part Meronyms of noun stem
1 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 2
stalk, stem
HAS PART: internode
HAS PART: receptacle
Meronyms of noun stem
1 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 2
stalk, stem
HAS PART: internode
HAS PART: receptacle
Holonyms of noun stem
3 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 3
shank, stem
PART OF: anchor, ground tackle
PART OF: key
PART OF: handle, grip, handgrip, hold
PART OF: nail
PART OF: pin
PART OF: wineglass
Sense 4
stem
PART OF: pipe, tobacco pipe
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Attributes of noun stem
Derived Forms of noun stem
2 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
RELATED TO>(verb) stem#4
=> stem
RELATED TO>(verb) stem#1
=> stem
Sense 6
stem turn, stem
RELATED TO>(verb) stem#2
=> stem
Domain of noun stem
1 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
TOPIC>(noun) linguistics#1
Domain Terms of noun stem
Familiarity of noun stem
stem used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun stem
6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> plural, plural form
=> singular, singular form
=> ghost word
=> root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> etymon, root
=> citation form, main entry word, entry word
=> abbreviation
=> acronym
Sense 2
stalk, stem
> plant organ
=> reproductive structure
=> septum
=> nectary, honey gland
=> archegonium
=> hypanthium, floral cup, calyx tube
=> perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
=> mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom
=> cup
=> hypobasidium
=> galea
=> gill, lamella
=> fruiting body
=> root
=> root cap
=> root hair
=> stolon, runner, offset
=> stalk, stem
=> capitulum, head
=> leaf, leafage, foliage
=> sprout
Sense 3
shank, stem
> cylinder
=> brake drum, drum
=> shank
=> shank
=> shank, stem
=> stalactite
=> stalagmite
=> barrel, drum
=> pipe, tube
Sense 4
stem
> tube, tubing
=> barrel, gun barrel
=> blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube
=> blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe
=> cannula
=> capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing
=> catheter
=> cigarette holder
=> coil
=> column, chromatography column
=> drain
=> hose, hosepipe
=> inner tube
=> mouthpiece
=> pea shooter
=> pipe, pipage, piping
=> pipe, tobacco pipe
=> silencer
=> siphon, syphon
=> speaking tube
=> stem
=> stent
=> straw, drinking straw
=> test tube
=> torpedo tube
=> venturi
=> well point, wellpoint
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
> front
=> bow, fore, prow, stem
=> facade, frontage, frontal
=> face
=> frontispiece
=> nose
=> nose
=> nose cone, ogive
=> shirtfront
=> shopfront, storefront
Sense 6
stem turn, stem
> turn, turning
=> diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
=> right
=> left
=> kick turn
=> stem turn, stem
=> telemark
=> swerve, swerving, veering
=> three-point turn
=> version
Meronyms of noun stem
6 senses of stem
Sense 1
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
=> form, word form, signifier, descriptor
=> word
HAS PART: syllable
HAS PART: affix
Sense 2
stalk, stem
HAS PART: internode
HAS PART: receptacle
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
stem
=> tube, tubing
=> conduit
=> passage
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun stem
3 of 6 senses of stem
Sense 3
shank, stem
PART OF: anchor, ground tackle
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
PART OF: key
PART OF: handle, grip, handgrip, hold
PART OF: edge tool
PART OF: hand tool
PART OF: umbrella
PART OF: baggage, luggage
PART OF: cutlery, eating utensil
PART OF: brush
PART OF: briefcase
PART OF: handbarrow
PART OF: handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart
PART OF: baseball bat, lumber
PART OF: cricket bat, bat
PART OF: racket, racquet
PART OF: ladle
PART OF: saucepan
PART OF: frying pan, frypan, skillet
PART OF: spatula
PART OF: carpet beater, rug beater
PART OF: cheese cutter
PART OF: coffeepot
PART OF: coffee cup
PART OF: teacup
PART OF: mug
PART OF: watering can, watering pot
PART OF: carrycot
PART OF: faucet, spigot
PART OF: handlebar
PART OF: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle
PART OF: handset, French telephone
PART OF: aspergill, aspersorium
PART OF: nail
PART OF: pin
PART OF: wineglass
Sense 4
stem
PART OF: pipe, tobacco pipe
Sense 5
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Grep of noun stem
12-tone system
abo blood group system
abo system
accentual system
accounting system
adp system
air transportation system
alarm system
articulatory system
audio system
auditory system
automatic data processing system
autonomic nervous system
backup system
banking system
basic point defense missile system
bertillon system
binary number system
binary numeration system
binary system
black-stem spleenwort
blue stem
bluestem
brain-stem
brain stem
brainstem
brake system
british imperial system
british system
buddy system
bulletin board system
cable system
cardiovascular system
cartesian coordinate system
caste system
central nervous system
cgs system
circulatory system
classification system
closed-loop system
coding system
color television system
colour television system
communication system
computer system
computing system
consonant system
consonantal system
control system
coolant system
cooling system
coordinate system
copernican system
coude system
credit system
data system
database management system
decimal number system
decimal numeration system
decimal system
defence system
defense system
department of defense laboratory system
dewey decimal system
digestive system
disk operating system
drainage system
drive line system
duodecimal number system
duodecimal system
dynamical system
early warning system
economic system
ecosystem
electoral system
electrical system
embryonic stem-cell research
emergency alert system
endocrine system
engine cooling system
english system
exhaust system
explosive detection system
farm credit system
federal home loan bank system
federal reserve system
female reproductive system
feudal system
fiber-optic transmission system
fibre-optic transmission system
field-sequential color television system
field-sequential color tv system
file system
filing system
fire control system
fixed-point representation system
floating-point representation system
force-feed lubricating system
fuel injection system
fuel system
gambling system
gas system
gastrointestinal system
genital system
genitourinary system
global positioning system
guidance system
heating system
hematopoeitic stem cell
hexadecimal number system
hexadecimal system
hierarchical classification system
high fidelity sound system
highway system
honor system
hub-and-spoke system
hydraulic system
hydraulic transmission system
hypermedia system
hypertext system
ignition system
immune system
inertial guidance system
inertial navigation system
information processing system
information system
integumentary system
interactive multimedia system
intercommunication system
international system
judicial system
jury system
language system
legal system
lens system
life-support system
limbic system
list system
logical system
loudspeaker system
lubricating system
lymphatic system
male reproductive system
measuring system
mechanical system
medical literature analysis and retrieval system
mercantile system
meristem
merit system
metric system
microsoft disk operating system
milky way system
missile defence system
missile defense system
monetary system
mononuclear phagocyte system
morphophonemic system
multimedia system
muscle system
musculoskeletal system
naval tactical data system
navigational system
nervous system
nonlinear system
notational system
number representation system
number system
numeration system
object-oriented database management system
octal number system
octal numeration system
onion stem
operating system
p.a. system
pa system
parasympathetic nervous system
patent system
peripheral nervous system
philosophical system
phone system
phonemic system
phonologic system
phonological system
plumbing system
point system
political system
portal system
positional representation system
power system
pressure-feed lubricating system
pricing system
promotion system
propulsion system
prosodic system
ptolemaic system
public address system
pure binary numeration system
purkinje's system
pyramidal motor system
quadraphonic system
quadriphonic system
railway system
rating system
receiving system
recording system
reference system
refrigeration system
relational database management system
reproductive system
respiratory system
reticular activating system
reticuloendothelial system
root system
school system
scoring system
scrutin de liste system
scrutin uninomial system
scrutin uninominal voting system
security system
selective service system
sensory system
servosystem
sewage system
sewer system
sexadecimal number system
ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
shipboard system
si system
single-member system
skeletal system
social system
software system
solar system
solar thermal system
somatic sensory system
somatosensory system
sound system
speaker system
spoils system
sprinkler system
steering system
stem
stem-cell research
stem-winder
stem blight
stem canker
stem cell
stem ginger
stem lettuce
stem turn
stem vowel
stemless carline thistle
stemless daisy
stemless golden weed
stemless hymenoxys
stemma
stemmatics
stemmatology
stemmer
stemming algorithm
stereo system
stereophonic system
subsystem
subway system
support system
surface-to-air missile system
surveillance system
suspension system
sympathetic nervous system
system
target acquisition system
tax system
telecom system
telecommunication system
telephone system
television system
tense system
theological system
time-delay measuring system
tonal system
tone system
touch system
transmission system
transportation system
twelve-tone system
uninominal system
uninominal voting system
united states customary system
unix operating system
unix system
urinary system
urogenital system
value-system
vascular system
venous blood system
ventilating system
ventilation system
vestibular system
visual system
voting system
vowel system
water system
water vascular system
weapon system
weapons system
wingstem
word processing system
writing system
Antonyms of verb stem
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stem
4 senses of stem
Sense 1
stem
=> originate in
Sense 2
stem
=> orient
=> position
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 3
stem, stanch, staunch, halt
=> check
=> stop
Sense 4
stem
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stem
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stem
4 senses of stem
Sense 1
stem
=> originate in
Sense 2
stem
=> orient
Sense 3
stem, stanch, staunch, halt
=> check
Sense 4
stem
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
'Cause To' of verb stem
Derived Forms of verb stem
3 of 4 senses of stem
Sense 1
stem
RELATED TO>(noun) stem#1
=> root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
Sense 2
stem
RELATED TO>(noun) stem#6
=> stem turn, stem
Sense 4
stem
RELATED TO>(noun) stemmer#3
=> stemmer, stemming algorithm
RELATED TO>(noun) stem#1
=> root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
Domain of verb stem
Domain Terms of verb stem
Familiarity of verb stem
stem used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb stem
4 senses of stem
Sense 1
stem
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
stem
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
stem, stanch, staunch, halt
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
stem
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb stem
4 senses of stem
Sense 1
stem
> originate in
=> stem
Sense 2
stem
> orient
=> stem
Sense 3
stem, stanch, staunch, halt
> check
=> stem, stanch, staunch, halt
Sense 4
stem
> remove, take, take away, withdraw
=> epilate, depilate
=> harvest
=> tip
=> stem
=> extirpate
=> enucleate
=> exenterate
=> enucleate
=> decorticate
=> bail
=> strip, undress, divest, disinvest
=> ablate
=> clean, pick
=> clean
=> winnow
=> unbrace
=> pick
=> clear, clear up
=> muck
=> lift
=> lift
=> lift
=> tear away, tear off
=> take off
=> take away, take out
=> pit, stone
=> seed
=> unhinge
=> shuck
=> hull
=> crumb
=> chip away, chip away at
=> burl
=> knock out
=> scavenge, clean
=> hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise
=> degas
=> husk, shell
=> bur, burr
=> clear off, clear away
=> flick
=> strip, dismantle
=> strip
=> clear
=> defang
=> bone, debone
=> disembowel, eviscerate, draw
=> shell
=> shuck
=> tusk, detusk
=> dehorn
=> scalp
=> weed
=> condense
=> bail out, bale out
=> leach, strip
=> decalcify
=> detoxify, detoxicate
=> de-ionate
=> de-iodinate
=> decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke
=> delouse
=> ream
=> brush
=> wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
=> desorb
=> pull
=> demineralize, demineralise
=> eliminate
=> expectorate, clear out, drive out
=> defuse
=> dredge
=> wear away, wear off
=> amputate, cut off
=> resect, eviscerate
=> skim, skim off, cream off, cream
=> strip
=> strip
=> scale, descale
=> circumcise
=> undock
=> dig, delve, cut into, turn over
=> excavate, dig, hollow
=> scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
=> extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
=> take out
=> unstring
=> string
=> wipe off, wipe away
=> take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
=> unveil
=> unpack, take out
=> unburden, disburden
=> empty
=> discharge
=> unsaddle, offsaddle
=> shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
=> dislodge, free
=> clean
=> aspirate, draw out, suck out
=> delete, cancel
=> ladle, lade, laden
=> spoon
=> gut
=> head
=> draw off, draw away, pull off
=> clean, strip
=> draw, take out
=> draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out
=> leach
=> draw
=> withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stem
Sense 1
stem
=> originate in
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Sense 2
stem
=> orient
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Sense 3
stem, stanch, staunch, halt
=> check
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Sense 4
stem
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Grep of verb stem
stem
Grep of adj stem
stem-like
stemless
stemlike
stemmatic
stemmed
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