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shank vs stem

stem vs shank

shank and stem both are nouns.

shank and stem both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shank Yes No Yes No
stem Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shank and stem are synonyms defined as:
  • shank and stem: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
shank (noun) stem (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals front part of a vessel or aircraft
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole the tube of a tobacco pipe
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
shank (verb) stem (verb)
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction stop the flow of a liquid
remove the stem from
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
cause to point inward
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