![]() Then she dropped her face into her hands, unable to stem the flood of tears a second longer.This illustrates the type of practical public health action that could be taken to stem the tide of obesity.Both the Senate and the administration seemed powerless to stem the tide of hysteria.Through this conservative normativist theory Dicey attempted to stem the tide of government growth in a collectivist direction.Church had effectively stemmed the flood of artists.Their recovery since then stems from winning several lucrative long-term Defence contracts.Thomas' patronage stems from the many churches he built during his pilgrimages.The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century.This small act of concealment had partly stemmed from the fact that she herself had never had money.Working through this despair, which stemmed from early childhood, was a long and painful task.Two things stem directly from the location of a submarine eruption.→ stem from something → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus stem stem the growth/rise/decline etc an attempt to stem the decline in profits 2 formal STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to stop the flow of a liquid A tight bandage should stem the bleeding. stem stem 2 verb ( stemmed, stemming ) 1 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to stop something from happening, spreading, or developing stem the tide/flow/flood of something The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration. It looked like something pulled from the earth, a tuberous stem or fungus esteemed by gourmets.You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions.It produces small, fragrant flowers that cluster on older stems.But the plant continually produces new stalks through the year, so there always should be some new stems to pick.○ noun 1 HBP the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow SYN stalk 2 DFD the long thin part of a wine glass, vase etc, between the base and the wide top 3 DFT the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco 4 → long-stemmed/short-stemmed etc 5 SLG the part of a word that stays the same when different endings are added to it, for example ‘driv-’ in ‘driving’ Examples from the Corpus stem.to arise or originate: This project stems from last week's lecture.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Plants, Tobacco, Grammar, Linguistics stem stem 1 / stem /. ![]()
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