stem vs orient

stem and orient both are nouns.

stem and orient both are verbs.

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

As verbs, orient is a hypernym of stem; that is, orient is a word with a broader meaning than stem:

stem: cause to point inward
orient: cause to point

stem (noun)	orient (noun)
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it	the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
front part of a vessel or aircraft
the tube of a tobacco pipe
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

stem (verb)	orient (verb)
stop the flow of a liquid	adjust to a specific need or market
remove the stem from	familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
grow out of, have roots in, originate in	determine one's position with reference to another point
cause to point inward	be oriented
	cause to point

Difference between stem and orient

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