[{"word":"stemmed","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To remove the stem from.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"},{"definition":"To be caused or derived; to originate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."},{"definition":"To descend in a family line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["arise","due to"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to stem a tide"},{"definition":"To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Having a stem.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The long-stemmed roses didn't fit in the short vase because the stems were too long."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["nonstemmed","unstemmed"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stem","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stemmed"]}]