Noun	1.	stem - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" Synonyms: root word, root, theme, radical, base
	2.	stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ Synonyms: stalk
	3.	stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something Synonyms: shank
	4.	stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
	5.	stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" Synonyms: fore, prow, bow
	6.	stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it Synonyms: stem turn
Verb	1.	stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
	2.	stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
	3.	stem - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" Synonyms: stanch, staunch, halt
	4.	stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

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