stems
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Is stems a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedExamples: "thematic vowels are part of the stem"Synonyms: base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organSynonyms: stalk, stem
3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of somethingSynonyms: shank, stem
4. the tube of a tobacco pipeSynonyms: stem
5. front part of a vessel or aircraftExamples: "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"Synonyms: bow, fore, prow, stem
6. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to itSynonyms: stem, stem turn
verb (English)
1. grow out of, have roots in, originate inExamples: "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"Synonyms: stem
2. cause to point inwardExamples: "stem your skis"Synonyms: stem
3. stop the flow of a liquidExamples: "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"Synonyms: halt, stanch, staunch, stem
4. remove the stem fromExamples: "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"Synonyms: stem
Definition source: Wiktionary