mainstem
English
noun
Definitions
- The principal watercourse of a river that has multiple streams
Etymology
Compound from English main (power, might, force, strength) + English stem (stalk of a plant).
Origin
English
stem
Gloss
stalk of a plant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amain English
- bestem English
- bluestem English
- brittlestem English
- destem English
- forestem English
- macrostem English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframe English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainsail English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- mainyard English
- midmain English
- multistem English
- nonmain English
- nonstem English
- pipestem English
- pseudostem English
- redstem English
- restem English
- stem English
- stem mammal English
- stembark English
- stemborer English
- stemflow English
- stemhead English
- stemless English
- stemlet English
- stemlike English
- stemline English
- stemmer English
- stemmery English
- stemmy English
- stemplot English
- stempost English
- stemward English
- stemware English
- stemwinder English
- substem English
- tenderstem English
- unstemmable English
- wirestem English
- メイン Japanese
- mayn Middle English
- stem Middle English
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk
- main
- stem
- amain
- bestem
- mainly
- stemmy
- restem
- mainer
- destem
- redstem
- stemmer
- midmain
- nonstem
- maintop
- mainful
- nonmain
- stemlet
- substem
- maindeck
- mainyard
- stemplot
- mainline
- pipestem
- forestem
- stemmery
- stemflow
- stemlike
- wirestem
- mainland
- mainstay
- stemline
- stembark
- stempost
- mainspan
- mainsail
- maincrop
- bluestem
- stemless
- mainmast
- stemward
- stemware
- stemhead
- stemborer
- mainshaft
- mainchain
- mainshock
- mainbrace
- mainstage
- multistem
- mainplane
- mainframe
- mainsheet
- mainpiece
- mainboard
- macrostem
- mainstream
- pseudostem
- tenderstem
- stemwinder
- mainspring
- unstemmable
- maintopmast
- brittlestem
- stem mammal
- main battle tank