STEM

4 letters 6 Scrabble points /stɛm/

Definition of STEM

noun

  1. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.

  2. A branch of a family.

  3. An advanced or leading position; the lookout.

Related words: tail virgula
verb

  1. To remove the stem from.

    "to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"

  2. To be caused or derived; to originate.

    "The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."

  3. To descend in a family line.

Related words: arise due to

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T E M
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 6 points

Anagrams of STEM

Words that use the same letters:

MEST METS

Words Containing "STEM"

ABLASTEMIC ABSTEMIOUS ABSTEMIOUSLY ABSTEMIOUSNESS ADENOSTEMONOUS AGROSTEMMA ALLAGOSTEMONOUS ANISOSTEMONOUS ANTIMERISTEM APLOSTEMONOUS APOSTEM APOSTEMATE APOSTEMATIC APOSTEMATION APOSTEMATOUS APOSTEME ASYSTEMATIC AUSTEMPER BIOSYSTEMATY BIOSYSTEMATIC

Words Starting with "STEM"

STEMA STEMBOK STEMFORM STEMHEAD STEMLESS STEMLET STEMLIKE STEMMA STEMMAS STEMMATA STEMMATIFORM STEMMATOUS STEMMED STEMMER STEMMERY STEMMERIES STEMMERS STEMMY STEMMIER STEMMIEST

Words Ending with "STEM"

ANTIMERISTEM APOSTEM BLUESTEM BRAINSTEM BRITTLESTEM DIASYSTEM DIASTEM ECOSYSTEM FORESTEM INTERSYSTEM MERISTEM MESOBLASTEM MINISYSTEM MULTISYSTEM NONSYSTEM PIPESTEM PROMERISTEM PROTOMERISTEM RESTEM SCREWSTEM