The Clue
Shut off (7 letter answer)
The Answer
STEMMED
Tags
Notes
The answer STEMMED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
STEM as a verb:
1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
2. cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
3. (stem, stanch, staunch, halt) = stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
4. remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
STEMMED as an adjective:
1. having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination; "stemmed goblets"; "long-stemmed roses"
2. (caulescent, cauline, stemmed) = (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
3. having the stem removed; "stemmed berries"