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stem vs form

form vs stem

stem and form both are nouns.

stem and form both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stem Yes No Yes No
form Yes No Yes No
As nouns, form is a hypernym of stem; that is, form is a word with a broader meaning than stem:
  • stem: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • form: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Other hypernyms of stem include descriptor, signifier, word form.
stem (noun) form (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
front part of a vessel or aircraft a life-size dummy used to display clothes
the tube of a tobacco pipe a mold for setting concrete
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something the visual appearance of something or someone
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ an ability to perform well
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
stem (verb) form (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid give shape or form to
remove the stem from assume a form or shape
grow out of, have roots in, originate in make something, usually for a specific function
cause to point inward create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity
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