What are some alternative words for stem?

Synonyms for stem
stɛm

This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term stem.

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root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical(noun)
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonyms:
al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag
stalk, stem(noun)
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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shank, straw, bow, radical, still hunt, stem turn, stalk, shuck, chaff, base, theme, husk, angry walk, root, stalking, fore, prow, stubble, root word
shank, stem(noun)
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonyms:
bow, root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, cannon, waist, base, shank, fore, radical, prow
stem(noun)
the tube of a tobacco pipe
Synonyms:
root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow
bow, fore, prow, stem(noun)
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Synonyms:
curtain call, arc, bow, bowing, radical, fore, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, prow, root, theme, shank, root word
stem turn, stem(verb)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Synonyms:
root, theme, stalk, root word, stem turn, bow, base, shank, fore, radical, prow
stem(verb)
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
Synonyms:
halt, stanch, staunch
stem(verb)
cause to point inward
"stem your skis"
Synonyms:
halt, stanch, staunch
stem, stanch, staunch, halt(verb)
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Synonyms:
stop, block, kibosh, halt, stanch, staunch, arrest, hold
stem(verb)
remove the stem from
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
Synonyms:
halt, stanch, staunch

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stem(v)
Synonyms:
oppose, breast, withstand, obstruct, confront

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

stem(n.)
Synonyms:
trunk (of a tree), main stock
stem(n.)
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peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk
stem(n.)
Synonyms:
branch, shoot, scion
stem(n.)
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(Naut.) forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow
stem(n.)
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(Mus.) tail (of a note)
stem(v. a.)
Synonyms:
oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against
stem(v. a.)
Synonyms:
stop, check

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List of paraphrases:
strains, stems, stalk, rod, shoot, gan, curb, splint, spindle, pin, bole, mother, peduncle, strain, halt, trunk, contain, stop, dry, isolates, embryonic

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Translations for stem

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

kmen, pocházetCzech
stævnDanish
Vorsteven, Notenhals, Wortstamm, Stängel, Stamm, Stiel, Vordersteven, abstammen, herrühren, hemmen, stammen, kommen, aufhaltenGerman
κοτσάνι, θέμα, μίσχος, σταματώGreek
tallo, raíz, arrancar, venir, proceder, descenderSpanish
ساقه, ستاکPersian
runko, varsi, vartalo, lehtiruoti, kukkavana, kokkapuu, jalka, kukkavarsi, steevi, vana, keulavannas, kanta, pystyviiva, periytyä, aurata, johtua, seisauttaa, polveutua, aiheutua, tyrehdyttää, olla peräisin, padotaFinnish
stevniFaroese
radical, tige, racine, étrave, découler, équeuter, arrêter, provenir, résulterFrench
גִּבְעוֹלHebrew
törzs, szótő, szár, tő, igető, származik, megakaszt, szártalanít, leállít, fékez, ered, meggátol, szárától megfoszt, elállítHungarian
ցողունArmenian
stefniIcelandic
prua, stelo, ceppo, asta, radicale, picciolo, tronco, peduncolo, radice, gambo, fusto, gamba, tema, discendere, derivare, arrestareItalian
幹, 柄, 軸, 語幹, 茎, シュテム, 発端とする, 堰止める, ステムJapanese
stiebasLithuanian
stiebrs, stumbrsLatvian
tātā, tā, tōtōMāori
основа, дршка, страк, стебло, потекнуваMacedonian
stengel, forårsakeNorwegian
steel, stam, grondwoord, voorsteven, stengel, hinderen, stelpen, stoppenDutch
framstamn, stengelNorwegian Nynorsk
temat, rdzeń, wywodzić się, tamowaćPolish
raiz, caule, originar, descender, derivar, hastePortuguese
trunchi, peduncul, picior, coadă, tulpinăRomanian
ножка, стержень, цветоножка, форштевень, стебель, черенок, нос, ствол, основа, плодоножка, происходить, препятствовать, задерживать, произойти, оказывать сопротивление, отделять, противиться, тормозить плугомRussian
prova, stonka, koreň, steblo, pochádzať, byť zapríčinený, koreniť, byť sposobenýSlovak
notskaft, stäv, stjälk, stam, förstäv, ordstam, stämma, ta, hejda, härstamma, ploga, härröra, dämma, ut, hindra, härleda, stoppaSwedish
shinaSwahili
ก้าน, ก้านดอกThai