Noun Definition

stem

1.Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

"Thematic vowels are part of the stem"

Related Noun(s):base, radical, root, theme

Category: General

2.Definition: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Related Noun(s):stalk

Category: Plants

3.Definition: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

Category: General

4.Definition: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Related Noun(s):shank

Category: Objects

5.Definition: front part of a vessel or aircraft

Related Noun(s):bow, fore, prow

Category: Objects

6.Definition: the tube of a tobacco pipe

Category: Objects