stemmed
Meaning of stemmed
- (of a plant) having a supporting stalk of a specified length or kind.
a tall-stemmed plant
thick-stemmed flowers
long-stemmed strawberries
- having a long, thin supportive or main section.
desserts served in stemmed glasses
men smoking long-stemmed pipes
- originate in or be caused by.
many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion
- remove the stems from (fruit or tobacco leaves).
her aunt and her mother were stemming currants on the side porch
- (of a boat) make headway against (the tide or current).
if the wind will only freshen a little, we shall be able to stem the first of the flood
Old English stemn, stefn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stam and German Stamm . stem1 (sense 4 of the noun) is related to Dutch steven, German Steven .
verb, past tense- stop or restrict (the flow of something).
a nurse did her best to stem the bleeding
- slide the tail of one ski or both skis outwards in order to turn or slow down.
I side-slipped at first, grew tired of it, and stemmed for a while
Middle English (in the sense ‘to stop, delay’): from Old Norse stemma, of Germanic origin. The skiing term (early 20th century) is from the German verb stemmen .
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Hyphenation of stemmed
stemmed
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stemmed synonyms
Meaning caulescent:
Meaning very loyal and committed in attitude:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning bring or come to an abrupt stop:
Meaning stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable):
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
Meaning put a limit on; keep under control:
Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:
Meaning have or hold (someone or something) within:
Meaning restrain or keep in check:
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning build a dam across (a river or lake):
Meaning reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning delay or hold back in terms of progress or development:
Meaning variant spelling of staunch2:
Meaning remain in the same place:
stemmed antonyms
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Words that rhyme with stemmed
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