stem

1. v. i. Alt. of Steem Source: opted

2. n. Alt. of Steem Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. Source: opted

6. n. A branch of a family. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. n. Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout. Source: opted

9. n. 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. Source: opted

10. n. That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean. Source: opted

11. n. The entire central axis of a feather. Source: opted

12. n. The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian. Source: opted

13. n. The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc. Source: opted

14. n. The word/part">part of an word/inflected">inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base. Source: opted

15. v. t. 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. Source: opted

16. v. t. To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole. Source: opted

17. v. t. 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. Source: opted

18. v. i. To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current. Source: opted

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