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āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ
the main part of a plant that connects the roots to the twigs, leaves, and flowers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After picking the herbs, she removed the stems and used the leaves for cooking.
āĻāĻˇāĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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(in linguistics) the base form of a word after removing affixes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Linguists analyze stems to understand word formation.
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a long, narrow, or cylindrical part of an object or mechanism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The stem of the watch connected the crown to the gears.
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a type of turn in skiing made by angling one ski outward while the other remains straight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Beginners learn the stem before moving to parallel turns.
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the forwardmost part of a ship or aircraft, forming its leading edge or prow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The aircraft 's stem showed minor damage after landing.
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the hollow shaft of a smoking pipe connecting the bowl to the mouthpiece
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Smoke curled through the stem as he exhaled.
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āĻĒāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨
a person's leg, often used playfully or in casual conversation
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He kicked the ball with both stems.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to stem
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The environmental degradation in the area stems from unsustainable logging practices and deforestation.
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āĻŦāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ
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āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stop something, particularly something undesirable, from developing or spreading
Transitive: to stem an undesirable action or event
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The timely intervention of firefighters helped stem the wildfire.
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āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to restrain, obstruct, or halt the movement or flow of a liquid
Transitive: to stem the flow of a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Emergency crews used sandbags to stem the rising floodwaters and protect homes in the low-lying areas.
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āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to extract or cut away the central supporting structure, typically of fruit or tobacco leaves
Transitive: to stem fruit or tobacco leaves
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In wine production, grapes are stemmed to separate the juicy berries from the woody stems before the crushing process.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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STEM, āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨
fields of study and careers that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Many schools offer special programs to encourage students to explore STEM subjects.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stemless
stemmatic
stem
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