Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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axis | Yes | No | No | No |
stem | Yes | No | Yes | No |
axis (noun) | stem (noun) |
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the center around which something rotates | a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it |
the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head | front part of a vessel or aircraft |
a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | the tube of a tobacco pipe |
a group of countries in special alliance | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something |
the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
axis (verb) | stem (verb) |
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stop the flow of a liquid | |
remove the stem from | |
grow out of, have roots in, originate in | |
cause to point inward |