STEM

Definition of STEM

  1. (verb)grow out of, have roots in, originate in
  2. (verb)cause to point inward
  3. (verb)stop the flow of a liquid
  4. (verb)remove the stem from
  5. (noun)(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  6. (noun)a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  7. (noun)cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  8. (noun)the tube of a tobacco pipe
  9. (noun)front part of a vessel or aircraft
  10. (noun)a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it