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destem

destem verb: to remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).

Verb

destem (third-person singular simple present destems, present participle destemming, simple past and past participle destemmed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).

Forms of destem

third-person singular presentdestems
present participledestemming
past participledestemmed
pastdestemmed

Origin of destem

From de- + stem.

Words that rhyme with destem

22 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about destem

What does destem mean?
Destem means to remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).
What part of speech is destem?
Destem is a verb.
What is the past tense of destem?
The past tense of destem is destemmed.

Words near destem in the dictionary

  1. destats
  2. destatted
  3. destatting
  4. DeStefano
  5. Destefanos
  6. destem
  7. destemmed
  8. destemmer
  9. destemmers
  10. destemming
  11. destemper

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