stem

I. n.

1.

Trunk (of a tree), main stock, stipe.

2.

Peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk.

3.

Branch, shoot, scion, descendant, progeny, offspring.

4.

Stock, race, pedigree, descent, family, generation, lineage, ancestry.

5.

(Naut.) Forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow.

6.

Lookout, leading position, helm.

7.

(Mus.) Tail (of a note).

8.

Root, origin, radical, radix, primitive word, etymon.

II. v. a.

1.

Oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against.

2.

Stop, check, oppose, stay.