Synonyms of stem

1. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical, form, word form, signifier, descriptor: usage: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
2. stalk, stem, plant organ: usage: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3. shank, stem, cylinder: usage: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4. stem, tube, tubing: usage: the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. bow, fore, prow, stem, front: usage: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
6. stem turn, stem, turn, turning: usage: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

1. stem, originate in: usage: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2. stem, orient: usage: cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
3. stem, stanch, staunch, halt, check: usage: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
4. stem, remove, take, take away, withdraw: usage: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"