Sentencedict.com
 Directly to word page Vague search(google)
Home > Stem in a sentence

Stem in a sentence

  up(12)  down(6)
Sentence count:230+7Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Antonym: sternSimilar words: systemecosystemsolar systemstep by stepitemtemplestatementexcitementMeaning: [stem]  n. 1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something 4. the tube of a tobacco pipe 5. front part of a vessel or aircraft 6. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it. v. 1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in 2. cause to point inward 3. stop the flow of a liquid 4. remove the stem from. 
Random good picture Not show
61. With bigger leaf petioles you have got longer to catch the fungus before it gets to the stem.
62. There were no rails, no cabin, just the open deck and a small wheelhouse near the stem.
63. Transfers made to pay the players wages and stem a bank overdraft.
64. Sandbags were used to stem the flow but several corridors were soon under water.
65. But that is not likely to do much to stem the flow.
66. In principle, because stem cells are self-renewing, they are, unlike the cells they generate, immortal.
67. Cut the pepper in half, discard the seeds and stem and chop the flesh into small cubes.
68. Why on the sturdy stem of farmers and merchants should one girl blossom into a story-teller in pencil and in words?
69. The aim of the measure was to stem the outflow of foreign currency and to stop profiteering.
70. Another 100, 000 premature deaths stem from the abuse and misuse of alcohol.
71. The Shawnees, abetted by southern Creeks, were seeking to stem the surge of expansion into their hinterlands.
72. I played with the dumpy stem of the brandy glass, smirking at Ashley through the candle flame.
73. Each wild garlic blossom is carried on a half-round stem holding an umbel of 30 flowers.
74. Growth promoters reduce stem height, but agronomic factors influence crop lodging heavily.
75. From the fruits of this investment can stem finance for health and the social services.
76. When the caterpillar is fully grown it usually hangs upside down from a leaf or plant stem, and begins to pupate.
77. Paradoxically, community councils are an insidious form of planning since they stem indirectly from the dominant ideology.
78. Their ties with the East stem from natural sympathies, and common beliefs in the proper structure of the social order.
79. Ties should be inspected regularly and renewed annually, so as not to constrict the stem.
80. Influence of mesenchyme Data concerning cellular or molecular stimuli that influence postnatal stem cell function invitro, are scant.
81. Somewhere in the middle of the conflicting forces Bush must decide whether stem cell research should get federal funding.
82. This input is fed to certain parts of the brain stem and filtered.
83. The worries stem partly from a lack of confidence that their children will prosper unless provided with the best of opportunities.
84. Slice each eggplant lengthwise twice from blossom end almost to stem end, making 4 finger-like slices attached at base.
85. For a diagnosis of brain stem death irremediable structural brain damage should be present.
86. Eventually the headman passed on the hookah stem and stood up,[http://sentencedict.com/stem.html] saying he'd go and fetch the soothsayer.
87. There is another diffusely broadcasting group of neurons scattered along the centerline near the surface of the brain stem.
88. Excitedly he tied his red neckerchief to the plant's stem and ran home to fetch a shovel.
89. The death of your guppies could stem from two main causes - a duff batch or, more seriously, Guppy Disease.
90. He thinks the stem cells and immature nerve cells are attracted to these signals.
More similar words: systemecosystemsolar systemstep by stepitemtemplestatementexcitementcontretempscontemplatecontemporarystepsteepsteaksteersteamsteelin stepfosterlistenpostersteadystep upoystertaste ofbolstermonsterwesterneasterncluster
Total 230, 30 Per page  3/8  «first  pre  next  last»  goto
Leave a comment
Welcome to leave a comment about this page!
Your name:
Latest commentsInto the comment page>>
More words