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Synonyms for stem
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
stop the flow of a liquid
Stem the tide.
The true synonym
halt
Same sentence, swapped: Halt the tide.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for stem as it is used in the sentence above.
- issue
- birth
- base
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stepverb, nounpacemeasure (distances) by pacingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason linestretchverbextendextend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason linetidyadjective, verbhealthylarge in amount or extent or degreeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason lineadjustverbadaptadapt or conform oneself to new or different conditionsTreelineHas a reason lineageverbmaturegrow old or olderTreelineairverb, nounventexpose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshenTreeline2 sensesHas a reason linealignverbadjustplace in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straightRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason linecracknounpassa usually brief attemptFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line
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