"Stem" is a word in ENGLISH
Alt. of Steem
Alt. of Steem
Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the
tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc.
The entire central axis of a feather.
The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or
of a gorgonian.
That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of
leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean.
A branch of a family.
To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole.
To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a
current.
To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel;
to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a
current.
Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a
tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring,
by which it is suspended, is attached.
The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind;
the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or
top.
The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with
a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an
apple or a cherry.
To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to
remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem
tobacco leaves.
The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except
by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are
united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and
the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a
vessel; the bow.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
Read the complete definitionOne dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.
Read the complete definitionabu n {1} ashes. {2} = alabúhan. v {1} [A; a12] make ashes. Abuha nang mga palwa ug gam-ang sabun, …
Read the complete definitionHaving no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
Read the complete definitionHaving the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.
Read the complete definitionGrowing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other …
Read the complete definitionadj. /NAG-/ many, much, plenty, numerous. Immay ti adu nga tao. Many people came. AG- [pt. NAG-, prp. AG- + …
Read the complete definitionHaving opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem.
Read the complete definitionA genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-/ to be timid, shy, bashful. Saan ka nga umagiing. Don’t be shy. AGIN-+ R2, a verbalizing prefix with …
Read the complete definition1. to do the action denoted by the stem to each other. Nagpinnakawan da. They forgave each other. 2. to …
Read the complete definitionagnáya - A kind of vine and its stem used for binding purposes and wickerwork. agogóling – águd agogóling, The …
Read the complete definitionalawíhaw = aluwíhaw. alawiswis (not without l) n {1} bamboo stem an inch around or less: the top part of …
Read the complete definitionDistributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
Read the complete definitionalud-ud n {1} s.t. which has the chewing quality of soft bones: the tender part of a stem, the husk …
Read the complete definitionamamakul n k. o. edible mushroom that grows on decayed ba-nana stalks. It has a slender stem, thin skin, and …
Read the complete definitionClasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
Read the complete definitionamursíku n k. o. crab grass with long towering stems bearing barbed spikelets which adhere to the clothes: Andropogon aci-culatus. …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ or /MANGI-: I-/ 1. to gather at the edge of table, floor, etc., e.g. dust. 2. to push …
Read the complete definitionTending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch …
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