(nautical) Movement against a current, especially a tidal current. / A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

present participle of stem

plural of stemming

(nautical, obsolete, of ships) Side by side so that both ships’ prows or stems are even with one another, abreast.

A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits.

The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. / A branch of a family. / An advanced or leading position; the lookout.

(transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). / (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

Alternative form of steem

To remove the stem from. / To be caused or derived; to originate. / To descend in a family line. / To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.

Alternative form of STEM