stem
/stɛm/
verb
- To stop or hold back the flow of something.
- New policies were introduced to stem the rise in unemployment.
- They built a dam to stem the floodwaters.
- The doctor used pressure to stem the bleeding.
- To originate or come from a particular source.
- Many of his problems stem from a lack of sleep.
- Her interest in art stems from childhood visits to museums.
- The tradition stems from ancient customs.
Synonyms
noun
- The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- The rose has a long, green stem with sharp thorns.
- Water travels from the roots up through the stem to the leaves.
- She cut the stem of the flower and placed it in a vase.
- A long, thin part of something, such as a glass or a pipe.
- The stem of the smoking pipe was made of cherry wood.
- She broke the stem of the goblet while washing it.
- He held the wine glass by its stem.
- The main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added.
- In grammar class, we learned how to find the stem of a verb.
- Adding '-ed' to the stem 'walk' forms the past tense.
- The word 'unhappiness' has the stem 'happy'.