See Also: stem(1)(dictionary)
stem(2)(dictionary)
stem(3)(dictionary)
stem(4)(dictionary)
stem(5)(dictionary)
stem(encyclopedia)
Stem(medicine)
STEM(dictionary)
Stem cell(health)
stem cell(medicine)

stem(3) (iou)



stem noun2. Also (in sense 1) steven.
[Old English stemn, stefn rel. to Old Norse stef fixed time, summons.]
A fixed (period of) time; a turn. Long obsolete exc. as in sense 2. OE.
Mining. A day's work, a shift. L18.