stemmed
Stopped the flow
Stemmed is the past tense of stem, carrying two distinct meanings.
One relates to origins: The problem stemmed from poor planning.
The other means to stop or hold back a flow: They stemmed the bleeding.
As an adjective, stemmed describes things having stems: long-stemmed roses, stemmed glassware.
Obtained from a source
- originatedFirst came into existence
- aroseCame into existence
- emergedCame into view
- sprangJumped or arose
issued · developed · evolved · descended · traced · rooted · sourced · branched
Brought to a halt
- checkedConfirmed by examination
- arrestedSeized by authorities
- stanchedStopped a flow
- staunchedStopped liquid flow
curbed · contained · dammed · blocked · impeded · inhibited · restrained · suppressed
Plant's vertical support
vine · runner · rhizome · tuber · bulb · rootstock · cutting · propagation
Cut away excess growth
sheared · shorn · lopped · thinned · cropped · pared · docked · nipped
Underground absorbing structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- affixWord-part modifier
- suffixWord-ending addition
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
morpheme · lemma · inflection · derivation · conjugation · declension · parsing · tokenization
derived
Obtained from a source
- originatedFirst came into existence
- aroseCame into existence
- emergedCame into view
sprang · issued · developed · evolved · descended · traced · rooted · sourced · branched · grew
stopped
Brought to a halt
staunched · curbed · contained · dammed · blocked · impeded · inhibited · restrained · suppressed · controlled
stalk
Plant's vertical support
cane · vine · runner · rhizome · tuber · bulb · rootstock · cutting · propagation · grafting
pruned
Cut away excess growth
snipped · sheared · shorn · lopped · thinned · cropped · pared · docked · nipped · shaped
root
Underground absorbing structure
prefix · morpheme · lemma · inflection · derivation · conjugation · declension · parsing · tokenization · algorithm
stemmedstemless
Without a stalk
unstemmed · stalkless · sessile · rootless · ground-hugging
stemmedunrelated
Having no link
disconnected · independent · causeless · unconnected · spontaneous
stemmedunleashed
Released from confinement
released · encouraged · accelerated · allowed · unchecked
- stemming the tideStopping a powerful advance
- stemmed the tideHeld back a surge