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STEM

Definition:

[noun] (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonyms: root, root word, base, theme, radical
[noun] a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Synonyms: stalk
[noun] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonyms: shank
[noun] the tube of a tobacco pipe
[noun] front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Synonyms: bow, fore, prow
[noun] a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Synonyms: turn
[verb] grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
[verb] cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
[verb] stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
Synonyms: stanch, staunch, halt
[verb] remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"