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stem

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adj. stemlike.

stem

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expr. from stem to stern,
a. from one end of a ship to the other.
Ex. The sea ran high, and swept the little craft from stem to stern (Charles J. Lever).
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. They searched the train from stem to stern, looking f

stem

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expr. stem from, to come from; have as a source or cause; originate or develop from; spring from.
Ex. The difficulty stems from their failure to plan properly. Newspapers stemmed from the invention of the printing press.

stem

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noun (in skiing) a maneuver involving stemming with one ski (single stem) or both skis (double stem).

stem

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noun 1a. the main part of a tree, shrub, or other plant, usually above the ground. The stem supports the branches. The trunk of a tree and the stalks of corn are stems. Most stems are more or less cylindrical.
b. the ascending axis (whether above

stem

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stem (1), noun, verb, stemmed,stemming.

stem

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stem (2), verb, stemmed,stemming,noun.

stem

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stem (3), transitive verb, stemmed,stemming.
1. to make progress against.
Ex. When you swim upstream you have to stem the current.
2. (Figurative.) to make progress against (opposition of any kind); go counter to.
(SYN) breast.

stem

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v.i. (in skiing) to slow down or stop by turning the back of one or both skis outward so that the tips converge.

stem

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v.t. 1. to remove the stem from (a leaf or fruit).
2. to provide with a stem.

stem

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v.t. 1a. to dam up (as a stream).
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. It was the Spanish power indisputably which stemmed the Reformation (James A. Froude).
(SYN) stop, check, hinder, restrain.
2. to plug or tamp (a hole for blasting); make t