stem
[noun]
Synonyms:
- stalk, axis, branch, shoot, trunk
[verb]
Synonyms:
- stem from: originate in, arise from, be caused by, derive from
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[verb]
stop, check, curb, dam, hold back, staunch

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Related Words: arrest, check, control

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. stem¹ /stem/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: stefn, stemn]

1. the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow Synonym : stalk

2. the long thin part of a wine glass, vase etc, between the base and the wide top

3. the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco

4. long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc having a long stem, a short stem etc:
long-stemmed wine glasses

5. the part of a word that stays the same when different endings are added to it, for example ‘driv-’ in ‘driving’

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. stem² verb (past tense and past participle stemmed, present participle stemming) [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: stemma. stem from 1900-2000 From ⇒ stem¹]

1. to stop something from happening, spreading, or developing
stem the tide/flow/flood of something
The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration.
stem the growth/rise/decline etc
an attempt to stem the decline in profits

2. formal to stop the flow of a liquid:
A tight bandage should stem the bleeding.
stem from something phrasal verb [not in progressive]
to develop as a result of something else:
His headaches stemmed from vision problems.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stem
noun
ADJ. long, tall | short | thick | slender, thin | flexible, strong | brittle, weak | iris, rose, etc.
VERB + STEM break, cut (back/out), prune (back), shorten, trim When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the stems.
STEM + VERB break
PREP. on a/the ~ There are several leaves on each stem.
PHRASES the base of the stem Cut half an inch off the base of each stem.

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