| Front | stem |
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| Back | stem noun, verb BrE /stem/ NAmE /stem/ noun word origin example bank 1 the main long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports flowers or leaves long, trailing stems of ivy a tall plant with branching stems 2 the long thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base 3 the thin tube of a tobacco pipe 4 -stemmed (in adjectives) having one or more stems of the type mentioned a long-stemmed rose slender-stemmed wine glasses 5 (grammar) the main part of a word that stays the same when endings are added to it ‘Writ’ is the stem of the forms ‘writes’, ‘writing’ and ‘written’. from ˌstem to ˈstern all the way from the front of a ship to the back verb verb forms word origin language bank example bank (-mm-)~ sth to stop sth that is flowing from spreading or increasing The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding. They discussed ways of stemming the flow of smuggled drugs. The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures. ˈstem from sth (not used in the progressive tenses) to be the result of sth Most people's insecurities stem from something that happened in their childhood. |
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