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Stem

🔄 Synonyms of "Stem"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
staunchnoun	(figuratively) Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
radicalnoun	Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
bownoun	(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
shanknoun	The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
themenoun	A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
stanchverb	To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
forenoun	Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
root wordnoun	A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
haltnoun	(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
prownoun	(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stem"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
radicalnoun	A person with radical opinions.
staunchnoun	(obsolete) That which stanches or checks a flow.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
themenoun	A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
root wordnoun	A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
forenoun	The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
stanchnoun	A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release; also, a dam or lock in a river.
haltnoun	A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
shanknoun	The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
bownoun	(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
prownoun	(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
progenitornoun	A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
kinnoun	(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
parentnoun	(often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.).
mothernoun	A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
tribalnoun	A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.
votenoun	An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.