I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ long , tall
▪ short
▪ thick
▪ slender , thin
▪ main
▪ flexible , strong
▪ brittle , weak
▪ flowering , woody
▪ flower , plant
▪ iris , rose , etc.
VERB + STEM
▪ break , cut , cut back , prune , prune back , remove , shorten , trim
▪
When the bush has finished flowering, cut back all the ~s.
STEM + VERB
▪ break
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
There are several leaves on each ~.
PHRASES
▪ the base of the ~
▪
Cut half an inch off the base of each ~.
II.
verb
Stem is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bleeding , ↑ corruption , ↑ decline , ↑ flow , ↑ haemorrhage , ↑ spread , ↑ tide