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Synonyms for stem

  • noun

Most common

bow prow beak fore root radical tail stalk

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bow — the front part of a vessel

bow, prow, beak, fore, prore formal dated, forestem rare

2. Root

root, radical, base, theme

3. Tail — A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music

tail, virgula dated

4. Stalk

stalk, peduncle, body, petiole, stipe, pedicel, trunk, culm, stock, cane, stale dated

Other

shank, breast, fire hose, radix, boll, winder, futch, crude form rare

Antonyms

stern, aft, poop

All antonyms of stem →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.

  2. n. 2

    The front part of a vessel.

  3. n. 3

    The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.

  4. n. 4

    A branch of a family.

Related words

Word family
stem-clasping stemless stem-loop stemmer stemplot
Phrases
stem mammal celestial stem heavenly stem stem and leaf stem lettuce mesenchymal stem cell
Other spellings
steem stemme

Forms

Plural
stems → bows, prows, beaks, prores…

Example sentences

  • root Quichua is like the root of the indigenous people.
  • stalk There's a website where people stalk Tom obsessively.
  • shank If the car breaks down, I’ll have to go by shank’s mare.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stemsteady
rootsteady
stalkfalling
shankfalling
winderfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bow1
4 letters
body2, base1, root1, tail1, cane1, fore1, beak1, boll1, prow1, culm
5 letters
stock1, theme1, trunk1, stalk1, stale1, shank1, stipe1, radix, futch1, prore
6 letters
breast1, winder2
7 letters
radical3, petiole, pedicel, virgula
8 letters
peduncle, forestem

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tige
Italiano
gambo
Español
tallo
Deutsch
Halm
Català
tija