STEM means four subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. People use it for school or work about these subjects.
She studies STEM at university.
STEM jobs often pay well.
A stem can be the long, thin part of things like glasses or pipes. It helps you hold or use the object.
Hold the wine glass by the stem.
The pipe's stem is made of wood.
To stem means to start from a cause or source. We often talk about feelings or problems that come from something else.
Her anger stems from fear.
The problem stems from bad planning.
In language, a stem is the simple form of a word before adding endings. It is the main part which carries the meaning.
The stem of 'running' is 'run'.
Stems help us make new words.
A stem is the thin middle part of a wine glass. It lets you hold the glass without warming the wine.
She held the wine by the stem.
The stem of a glass is easy to hold.
A stem can be a small part on tools or devices that you turn or hold. For example, clocks have stems to change time.
Turn the stem to set the clock.
The watch's stem is small and round.
