stems
Definitions
Noun
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- The tube of a tobacco pipe
- Front part of a vessel or aircraft
- A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Verb
- Grow out of, have roots in, originate in
- Cause to point inward
- Stop the flow of a liquid
- Remove the stem from
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "stems".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | systems | 2 | 129 |
| 2 | stems | 1 | 33 |
| 3 | subsystems | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | argosystems | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | biosystems | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | cablesystems | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | ecosystems | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | microsystems | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | microsystems' | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | systems' | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | techsystems | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | ultrasystems | 4 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "stems".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stems".
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Words that often follow the term "stems" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "stems" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "stems".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 11
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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