Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the stems removed.
- adjective Provided with a stem or a specific type of stem. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Furnished with or bearing a stem: used chiefly in composition: as, a straight-stemmed plant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
stem . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination
- adjective having the stem removed
- adjective (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
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Examples
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Apparently the sensitivity to the possible use of the term stemmed from a notion that dumb-ass is a mild vulgarism referring to the posterior.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Apparently the sensitivity to the possible use of the term stemmed from a notion that dumb-ass is a mild vulgarism referring to the posterior.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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His alias stemmed from the chalk-outlined barefoot prints left behind at some crime scenes.
NYDN Rss LARRY McSHANE 2011
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Her title stemmed from the fact she had been queen before Henry was born while acknowledging she was mother of the current monarch.
Nikolai Dante Omnibus: three times the fun DAVID BISHOP 2007
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The case stemmed from the 1973 airing of satirist George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue.
Obituary: Joseph A. Marino, 75, argued Supreme Court case for FCC Lauren Wiseman 2010
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The case stemmed from the 1973 airing of satirist George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue.
Obituary: Joseph A. Marino, 75, argued Supreme Court case for FCC Lauren Wiseman 2010
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That problem stemmed from the Obama administration trying to adhere to the very republican value of laissez faire, or "hands-off" government regarding the economy.
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Webb added that the decision stemmed from a series of meetings to which "we did not have access, we did not have the chance to provide input."
Sen. Webb accuses Pentagon of stonewalling on plan to close military command Ben Pershing 2010
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Here's the interesting part: their concern mostly stemmed from the fact that this was not the final cut or mix of the film, and the filmmaker didn't consider it a finished work.
Boing Boing 2009
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The case stemmed from the 1973 airing of satirist George Carlin's "Filthy Words" monologue.
Obituary: Joseph A. Marino, 75, argued Supreme Court case for FCC Lauren Wiseman 2010
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