[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.", "the stalk that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit.", "the main body of that portion of a tree, shrub, or other plant which is above ground; trunk ; stalk .", "a cut flower:We bought roses at the flower market for 50¢ a stem.", "a petiole; peduncle ; pedicel .", "a stalk of bananas.", "something resembling or suggesting a leaf or flower stalk.", "a long, slender part:the stem of a tobacco pipe.", "the slender, vertical part of a goblet, wineglass, etc., between the bowl and the base.", "Informal.a drinking glass having a stem.", "the handle of a spoon.", "a projection from the rim of a watch, having on its end a knob for winding the watch.", "the circular rod in some locks about which the key fits and rotates.", "the rod or spindle by which a valve is operated from outside.", "the stock or line of descent of a family; ancestry or pedigree.", "Grammar.the underlying form, often consisting of a root plus an affix, to which the inflectional endings of a word are added, astend-,the stem in Latintendere“to stretch,” the root of which isten-.Compare base1(def19) base1(def19), theme(def5) theme(def5).", "Music.the vertical line forming part of a note.", "stems,Slang.the legs of a human being.", "the main or relatively thick stroke of a letter in printing."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to remove the stem from (a leaf, fruit, etc.):Stem the cherries before cooking."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to arise or :This project stems from last week's lecture."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to stop, check, or restrain.", "to dam up; stop the flow of (a stream, river, or the like).", "to tamp, plug, or make tight, as a hole or joint.", "Skiing.to maneuver (a ski or skis) in executing a stem.", "to stanch (bleeding)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Skiing.to execute a stem."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Skiing.the act or instance of a skier pushing the heel of one or both skis outward so that the heels are far apart, as in making certain turns or slowing down."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make headway against (a tide, current, gale, etc.).", "to make progress against (any opposition)."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["(at the bow of a vessel) an upright into which the side timbers or plates are jointed.", "the forward part of a vessel (often opposed tostern)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to arrange the loading of (a merchant vessel) within a specified time."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively):degree programs in STEM disciplines;teaching STEM in high school."]}]