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Synonyms for stem
stɛmstem

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stemverb

    Synonyms:
    oppose, breast, withstand, obstruct, confront

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun

    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

    Synonyms:
    al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag

  2. stalk, stemnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    shank, straw, bow, radical, still hunt, stem turn, stalk, shuck, chaff, base, theme, husk, angry walk, root, stalking, fore, prow, stubble, root word

  3. shank, stemnoun

    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

    Synonyms:
    bow, root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, cannon, waist, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

  4. stemnoun

    the tube of a tobacco pipe

    Synonyms:
    root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

  5. bow, fore, prow, stemnoun

    front part of a vessel or aircraft

    "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

    Synonyms:
    curtain call, arc, bow, bowing, radical, fore, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, prow, root, theme, shank, root word

  6. stem turn, stemverb

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

    Synonyms:
    root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow

  7. stemverb

    grow out of, have roots in, originate in

    "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"

    Synonyms:
    halt, stanch, staunch

  8. stemverb

    cause to point inward

    "stem your skis"

    Synonyms:
    halt, stanch, staunch

  9. stem, stanch, staunch, haltverb

    stop the flow of a liquid

    "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

    Synonyms:
    stop, block, kibosh, halt, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold

  10. stemverb

    remove the stem from

    "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

    Synonyms:
    halt, stanch, staunch

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    trunk (of a tree), main stock

  2. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk

  3. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    branch, shoot, scion

  4. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    (Naut.) forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow

  5. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    (Mus.) tail (of a note)

  6. stemverb

    Synonyms:
    oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against

  7. stemverb

    Synonyms:
    stop, check

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stemnoun

    Synonyms:
    trunk, body, peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk, culm, root, etymon, radical, radix, theme

  2. stemverb

    Synonyms:
    oppose, withstand, breast, resist, check

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How to use stem in a sentence?

  1. Paula Grisanti:

    This is the future of health care, using your own stem cells to fix problems, not drugs, but clinics that make over-the-top claims that a single stem-cell therapy will cure ALS or Parkinson’s or other diseases raise huge safety and ethical concerns. It gives the whole field a black eye.

  2. Greg Abbott:

    Going forward, Texas will continue to implement robust border security efforts, and this partnership will help ensure we are doing everything we can to stem the flow of illegal immigration.

  3. Standard Bank analysts:

    The market essentially expected more from the (central bank) yesterday in terms of offering to stem lira weakness and even its statement was deemed to be overly dovish.

  4. Norihiro Yamaguchi:

    The decision to uphold policy rates comes at a cost. The BOJ will be forced to continue its massive JGB purchases to stem speculation of additional YCC tweaks, which will worsen market liquidity.

  5. Jaime Imitola:

    We must help educate our patients not only in the clinic setting, but also by working with patient advocacy groups such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the ALS Association, we all want to end the plight of our patients, and the challenges brought about by stem cell tourism are an opportunity for medical societies such as the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association to advocate against unsafe and unproven practices, and to end the exploitation of therapeutic hope.


Translations for stem

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  • kmen, pocházetCzech
  • stævnDanish
  • Vorsteven, Notenhals, Wortstamm, Stängel, Stamm, Stiel, Vordersteven, abstammen, herrühren, hemmen, stammen, kommen, aufhaltenGerman
  • κοτσάνι, θέμα, μίσχος, σταματώGreek
  • tallo, raíz, arrancar, venir, proceder, descenderSpanish
  • ساقه, ستاکPersian
  • runko, varsi, vartalo, lehtiruoti, kukkavana, kokkapuu, jalka, kukkavarsi, steevi, vana, keulavannas, kanta, pystyviiva, periytyä, aurata, johtua, seisauttaa, polveutua, aiheutua, tyrehdyttää, olla peräisin, padotaFinnish
  • stevniFaroese
  • radical, tige, racine, étrave, découler, équeuter, arrêter, provenir, résulterFrench
  • גִּבְעוֹלHebrew
  • törzs, szótő, szár, tő, igető, származik, megakaszt, szártalanít, leállít, fékez, ered, meggátol, szárától megfoszt, elállítHungarian
  • ցողունArmenian
  • stefniIcelandic
  • prua, stelo, ceppo, asta, radicale, picciolo, tronco, peduncolo, radice, gambo, fusto, gamba, tema, discendere, derivare, arrestareItalian
  • 幹, 柄, 軸, 語幹, 茎, シュテム, 発端とする, 堰止める, ステムJapanese
  • stiebasLithuanian
  • stiebrs, stumbrsLatvian
  • tātā, tā, tōtōMāori
  • основа, дршка, страк, стебло, потекнуваMacedonian
  • stengel, forårsakeNorwegian
  • steel, stam, grondwoord, voorsteven, stengel, hinderen, stelpen, stoppenDutch
  • framstamn, stengelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • temat, rdzeń, wywodzić się, tamowaćPolish
  • raiz, caule, originar, descender, derivar, hastePortuguese
  • trunchi, peduncul, picior, coadă, tulpinăRomanian
  • ножка, стержень, цветоножка, форштевень, стебель, черенок, нос, ствол, основа, плодоножка, происходить, препятствовать, задерживать, произойти, оказывать сопротивление, отделять, противиться, тормозить плугомRussian
  • prova, stonka, koreň, steblo, pochádzať, byť zapríčinený, koreniť, byť sposobenýSlovak
  • notskaft, stäv, stjälk, stam, förstäv, ordstam, stämma, ta, hejda, härstamma, ploga, härröra, dämma, ut, hindra, härleda, stoppaSwedish
  • shinaSwahili
  • ก้าน, ก้านดอกThai

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