Stem
Stem noun - Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human stem | human top |
| small | small stem | small top |
| tiny | tiny stem | tiny top |
| black | black stem | black top |
| Other adjectives: giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Rumors that he could not act likely stem from his rival Boris Karloff, with whom he was always fighting for top billing.
Source: Classically Trained Extra -
Of course it looks ridiculous; the cowboy hat perched on top of the stem doesn't help.
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He has a pumpkin-like stem on the top of his mask, and his shirt is cut to resemble a Jack-O'-Lantern.
Source: Wrestling / Hallowicked
Cite this Source
Top and Stem. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stem/top
Stem & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stem/top>.
Top or Stem. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stem/top.
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