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The correct spelling is stems.
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noun
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The correct spelling is stems. Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics. For example: "the stem of an apple or a cherry"
Usage Examples
“the stem of an apple or a cherry”
“to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves”
“The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics.
- 2.An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms.
- 3.A gleam of light; a flame.
- 4.The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- 5.A branch of a family.
verb
- 1.To remove the stem from.
- 2.To be caused or derived; to originate.
- 3.To descend in a family line.
- 4.To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
- 5.To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
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