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stem vs key

key vs stem

stem and key both are nouns.

stem is not an adjective while key is an adjective.

stem and key both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stem Yes No Yes No
key Yes Yes Yes No
stem (noun) key (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
front part of a vessel or aircraft a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
the tube of a tobacco pipe mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed pitch of the voice
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ something crucial for explaining
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
a list of answers to a test
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
stem (adjective) key (adjective)
serving as an essential component
stem (verb) key (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid harmonize with or adjust to
remove the stem from regulate the musical pitch of
grow out of, have roots in, originate in identify as in botany or biology, for example
cause to point inward vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
provide with a key
Difference between stem and key

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