STEM

(noun) a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
synonyms : stem turn
(noun) front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
synonyms : bow , fore , prow
(noun) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
synonyms : shank
(noun) the tube of a tobacco pipe
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
synonyms : base , radical , root , root word , theme
"But the root base of the word has to be considered when making such claims such as you are." -added by diviya_inlas
(noun) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
synonyms : stalk
(verb) remove the stem from
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
(verb) stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow", "stem the tide"
synonyms : halt , stanch , staunch
(verb) grow out of, have roots in, originate in
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
(verb) cause to point inward
"stem your skis"

Mnemonics for stem

(Tag: Enlgish) meaning of stem is opposite of what a stem of a plant does ; It lets the nutrients travel accross and lets the water from root upward ! But stem means to stop the flow !
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(Tag: ) steam is good for cold, it can stop nose flowing.. & steam is also arise from water, and water is the only fluid which travels through main axis of a plant. ;)
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(Tag: ) They stemmed the stem and sprayed some pesticide.
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