stem

Sense 1 noun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

thematic vowels are part of the stem

Sense 2 verb

grow out of, have roots in, originate in

The increase in the national debt stems from the last war

Sense 3 noun

a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Sense 4 verb

cause to point inward

stem your skis

Sense 5 noun

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Sense 6 verb

stop the flow of a liquid

staunch the blood flow

Sense 7 noun

the tube of a tobacco pipe

Sense 8 verb

remove the stem from

for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed

Sense 9 noun

front part of a vessel or aircraft

he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

Sense 10 noun

a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it