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stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe |
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tube,
tubing conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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pipe,
tobacco pipe a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
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| Verb |
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stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" |
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remove,
take,
take away,
withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "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"
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stem - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" |
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stanch,
staunch,
halt |
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" |
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originate in come from
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stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis" |
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orient familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
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