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stem vs base

base vs stem

stem and base both are nouns.

stem is not an adjective while base is an adjective.

stem and base both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stem Yes No Yes No
base Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, stem and base are synonyms defined as:
  • stem and base: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Other synonyms of stem include radical, root, root word, theme.
stem (noun) base (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it a support or foundation
front part of a vessel or aircraft lowest support of a structure
the tube of a tobacco pipe a place that the runner must touch before scoring
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed installation from which a military force initiates operations
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
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)
stem (adjective) base (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
stem (verb) base (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid use as a basis for; found on
remove the stem from use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
grow out of, have roots in, originate in situate as a center of operations
cause to point inward
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