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base vs stem

stem vs base

base and stem both are nouns.

base is an adjective but stem is not an adjective.

base and stem both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
stem Yes No Yes No
As nouns, base and stem are synonyms defined as:
  • base and stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Other synonyms of base include radical, root, root word, theme.
base (noun) stem (noun)
a support or foundation a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
lowest support of a structure front part of a vessel or aircraft
a place that the runner must touch before scoring the tube of a tobacco pipe
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
installation from which a military force initiates operations (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the principal ingredient of a mixture
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a lower limit
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
the bottom or lowest part
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
the most important or necessary part of something
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
base (adjective) stem (adjective)
serving as or forming a base
debased; not genuine
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
illegitimate
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
base (verb) stem (verb)
use as a basis for; found on stop the flow of a liquid
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes remove the stem from
situate as a center of operations grow out of, have roots in, originate in
cause to point inward
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