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steer /st I ə ^r / (steers , steering , steered )

1 VERB When you steer a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want. □ [V n] What is it like to steer a ship this size? □ [V n prep] When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me steer the car along our driveway. [Also V ]

2 VERB If you steer people towards a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction. □ [V n prep] The new government is seen as one that will steer the country in the right direction.

3 VERB If you steer someone in a particular direction, you guide them there. □ [V n prep] Nick steered them into the nearest seats.

4 VERB If you steer a particular course , you take a particular line of action. □ [V n prep] The Prime Minister has sought to steer a course between the two groups.

5 → see also steering

6 PHRASE If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them. □  I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues.

steer|ing /st I ə r I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT The steering in a car or other vehicle is the mechanical parts of it which make it possible to steer.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A steering committee or a steering group is a group of people that organizes the early stages of a project, and makes sure it progresses in a satisfactory way. □  There will be an economic steering committee with representatives of each of the republics.

stee r|ing col|umn (steering columns ) N‑COUNT In a car or other vehicle, the steering column is the rod on which the steering wheel is fixed.

stee r|ing wheel (steering wheels ) N‑COUNT In a car or other vehicle, the steering wheel is the wheel which the driver holds when he or she is driving.

stel|lar /ste lə ^r /

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Stellar is used to describe anything connected with stars. □  A stellar wind streams outward from the star.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A stellar person or thing is considered to be very good. □  The French companies are registering stellar profits.

stem ◆◇◇ /ste m/ (stems , stemming , stemmed )

1 VERB If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing. □ [V + from ] Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war.

2 VERB If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.

3 N‑COUNT The stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow. □  He stooped down, cut the stem for her with his knife and handed her the flower.

4 N‑COUNT The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base.

5 N‑COUNT The stem of a pipe is the long thin part through which smoke is sucked.

6 N‑COUNT In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes. COLLOCATIONS stem VERB

1

noun + stem : dispute, problem

stem+ adverb : directly, largely, partly

2

stem+ noun : flood, flow, spread, tide; loss, violence SYNONYMS stem VERB 1

originate:All carbohydrates originate from plants.

derive:Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters.

arise:…an overwhelming sense of guilt arising from my actions.

flow:Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.

ste m cell (stem cells ) N‑COUNT A stem cell is a type of cell that can produce other cells which are able to develop into any kind of cell in the body.