stem vs grip

stem and grip both are nouns.

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

stem (noun)	grip (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the act of grasping
front part of a vessel or aircraft	a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
the tube of a tobacco pipe	the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	an intellectual hold or understanding
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
	the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

stem (verb)	grip (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid	hold fast or firmly
remove the stem from	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
grow out of, have roots in, originate in	to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
cause to point inward