Words · Common
stem
/stɛm/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
thematic vowels are part of the stem
- verb
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
The increase in the national debt stems from the last war
- noun
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- noun
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- noun
the tube of a tobacco pipe