Stem/(কান্ড)

Alt. of Steem Alt. of Steem The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top. A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. A branch of a family. A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow. Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout. Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached. That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean. The entire central axis of a feather. The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian. The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc. The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variationsthroughout a given inflection; theme; base. To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veinsfrom; as, to stem tobacco leaves. To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole. To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current. To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.

Noun

The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. A branch of a family. An advanced or leading position; the lookout. The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms. A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather. A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon. The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems. A person's leg. The penis. A vertical stroke of a letter. A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music. A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing. The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached. A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications. A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe. (chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism A gleam of light; a flame. Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics. An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.

Verb

To remove the stem from. To be caused or derived; to originate. To descend in a family line. To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against. To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram. To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

Synonyms

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