form vs stem

form and stem both are nouns.

form and stem both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
form	Yes	No	Yes	No
stem	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stem is a hyponym of form; that is, stem is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than form:

form: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Other hyponyms of form include plural, plural form, singular, singular form, ghost word, base, radical, root, root word, theme, etymon, root, citation form, entry word, main entry word, abbreviation, acronym, initialism.

form (noun)	stem (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance	a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
a life-size dummy used to display clothes	front part of a vessel or aircraft
a mold for setting concrete	the tube of a tobacco pipe
the visual appearance of something or someone	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
an ability to perform well	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

form (verb)	stem (verb)
give shape or form to	stop the flow of a liquid
assume a form or shape	remove the stem from
make something, usually for a specific function	grow out of, have roots in, originate in
create (as an entity)	cause to point inward
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity

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