STEMS Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word stems. (close relations)
Definition of STEMS
Best Alternative Words for STEMS
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trunks | nounn | |||||||
noun • (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee | ||||||||
boughs | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of the larger branches of a tree | ||||||||
branches | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant • a part of a forked or branching shape • a natural consequence of development • a stream or river connected to a larger one • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm verb • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
offshoots | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural consequence of development | ||||||||
runners | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who imports or exports without paying duties • someone who travels on foot by running • a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents • a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips • a trained athlete who competes in foot races • (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play • a long narrow carpet • device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along • fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil | ||||||||
shoots | verbv | |||||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||||
sprouts | nounn | |||||||
noun • any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud • a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||||||||
suckers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of • a shoot arising from a plant's roots • a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) • flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws • hard candy on a stick • an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction • mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps | ||||||||
tendrils | nounn | |||||||
noun • slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support | ||||||||
twigs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year verb • branch out in a twiglike manner • understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||||||||
arise | verbv | |||||||
verb • come into existence; take on form or shape • originate or come into being • rise to one's feet • result or issue • move upward • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance • get up and out of bed | ||||||||
base | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||||
bow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow • an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience • something curved in shape • a decorative interlacing of ribbons • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments verb • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head • play on a stringed instrument with a bow • yield to another's wish or opinion • bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting • bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||||||||
fore | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • situated at or toward the bow of a vessel noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft adverb • near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane | ||||||||
halt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of inactivity following an interruption • the event of something ending • an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement adjective satellite • disabled in the feet or legs verb • cause to come to an abrupt stop • come to a halt, stop moving • stop from happening or developing • stop the flow of a liquid | ||||||||
prow | nounn | |||||||
noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft | ||||||||
radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root • especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem noun • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule • a person who has radical ideas or opinions • (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity • a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed adjective satellite • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm • markedly new or introducing radical change • arising from or going to the root or source | ||||||||
root | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots | ||||||||
shank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg • the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle • cylinder forming a long narrow part of something • cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head • cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill • the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole • lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals • a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball verb • hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction | ||||||||
stalk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds • a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ • a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush • the act of following prey stealthily • a stiff or threatening gait verb • walk stiffly • follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to • go through (an area) in search of prey | ||||||||