stem vs turning
turning vs stemstem and turning both are nouns.
stem is a verb but turning is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stem | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| turning | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
turning is a hypernym of
stem; that is, turning is a
word with a broader meaning than stem:
- stem: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- turning: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Other hypernyms of stem include
turn.
| stem (noun) | turning (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 changing or reversing the direction of the course |
| front part of a vessel or aircraft | act of changing in practice or custom |
| the tube of a tobacco pipe | the activity of shaping something on a lathe |
| cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe |
| (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | a movement in a new direction |
| a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe |
| stem (verb) | turning (verb) |
|---|---|
| stop the flow of a liquid | |
| remove the stem from | |
| grow out of, have roots in, originate in | |
| cause to point inward |
Words related to "stem"
- anchor
- axis
- base
- beanstalk
- bole
- bow
- branch
- bulb
- cane
- carpophore
- caudex
- check
- cladode
- cladophyll
- corm
- corn stalk
- cornstalk
- culm
- cutting
- cylinder
- descriptor
- filament
- flower stalk
- fore
- form
- front
- funicle
- funiculus
- grip
- ground tackle
- gynophore
- halm
- halt
- handgrip
- handle
- haulm
- hold
- internode
- key
- leaf node
- leafstalk
- linguistics
- nail
- node
- orient
- originate in
- petiole
- petiolule
- phylloclad
- phylloclade
- pin
- pipe
- plant organ
- prow
- radical
- receptacle
- remove
- rhizome
- root
- root word
- rootstalk
- rootstock
- scape
- shank
- signifier
- slip
- sporangiophore
- stalk
- stanch
- staunch
- stem turn
- stemmer
- stipe
- stock
- take
- take away
- theme
- tobacco pipe
- tree trunk
- trunk
- tube
- tuber
- tubing
- turn
- turning
- vessel
- watercraft
- wineglass
- withdraw
- word form
Words related to "turning"
- change
- change of course
- coming back
- deflection
- deflexion
- deviation
- digression
- divagation
- diversion
- end product
- formation
- gyration
- kick turn
- left
- motion
- movement
- output
- paring
- return
- reversal
- revolution
- right
- rotation
- shaping
- shaving
- sliver
- stem
- stem turn
- swerve
- swerving
- telemark
- three-point turn
- turn
- turn around
- veering
- version
- volution
- yaw
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