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Stem
- noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
- grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
- remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
- stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
STEN
- unknown - British light machine gun used in WW2.
Step
- noun - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
- a musical interval of two semitones
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
- a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
- move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
- place (a s
Stet
- verb - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
Stew
- noun - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
- Artificial oyster bed
- be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
- cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"
- food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
Stir
- noun - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
- a rapid active commotion
- affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
- agitate
- emotional agitation and excitement
- mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
- move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
- move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
- Slang term for prison, in UK
- stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
- to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sle
Stoa
- unknown - 1) A classical portico or covered colonnade
2) (the Stoa) Great hall, in Athens, where Zeno (Greek philosopher) gave lectures on Stoic philosophy.
Stob
- noun - a short straight stick of wood
Stop
- noun -
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes;
- a brief stay in the course of a journey;
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
- a restraint that checks the motion of something;
- a spot where something halts or pauses;
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
- the act of stopping something;
- the event of something ending;
- the state of inactivity following an interruption;