Definition: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Definition: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Usage: he took a turn to the right
Synonyms: bow, prow, fore, stem
Definition: front part of a vessel or aircraft
Usage: he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
Similar words: front
Definition: the side that is seen or that goes first
Definition: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Similar words: cylinder
Definition: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
Synonyms: stem
Definition: the tube of a tobacco pipe
Definition: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Synonyms: stem, theme, base, root, root word, radical
Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Usage: thematic vowels are part of the stem
Similar words: descriptor, word form, form, signifier
Definition: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Usage: the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
Definition: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Similar words: plant organ
Definition: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
Synonyms: stem
Definition: remove the stem from
Usage: for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: stanch, staunch, stem, halt
Definition: stop the flow of a liquid
Usage: staunch the blood flow; stem the tide
Similar words: check
Definition: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Usage: He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
Synonyms: stem
Definition: grow out of, have roots in, originate in
Usage: The increase in the national debt stems from the last war
Similar words: originate in
Definition: come from
Synonyms: stem
Definition: cause to point inward
Usage: stem your skis