4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stem \Stem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stemming}.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.] To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current. "An argosy to stem the waves." --Shak. [1913 Webster] [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts. --Denham. [1913 Webster] Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stem n 1: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: {root}, {root word}, {base}, {theme}, {radical}] 2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: {stalk}] 3: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: {shank}] 4: the tube of a tobacco pipe 5: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {prow}] 6: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it [syn: {stem turn}] v 1: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" 2: cause to point inward; "stem your skis" 3: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" [syn: {stanch}, {staunch}, {halt}] 4: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" [also: {stemming}, {stemmed}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stemmed adj 1: having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination; "stemmed goblets"; "long-stemmed roses" [ant: {stemless}] 2: producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: {caulescent}, {cauline}] [ant: {acaulescent}] 3: having the stem removed; "stemmed berries" From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stemmed See {stem}
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