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- [stem]
- /stɛm/
- /stem/
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- [stem]
- /stɛm/
Definitions of stem word
- noun stem science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school. 1
- verb with object stem to arrange the loading of (a merchant vessel) within a specified time. 1
- verb without object stem Skiing. to execute a stem. 1
- noun stem plant stalk 1
- noun stem bananas: bunch 1
- noun stem watch winding axis 1
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Origin of stem
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English stemn, stefn, equivalent to ste- (variant of sta-, base of standan to stand) + -mn- suffix; akin to German Stamm stem, tribe; see staff1
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Parts of speech for Stem
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stem popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stem usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stem
noun stem
- arbor — An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- axis — An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
- axle — An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
- baluster — any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
verb stem
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- become of — to happen to; be the fate of
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
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