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from stem to stern 1. Lit. from the front of a boat or ship to the back. He inspected the boat from stem to stern and decided he wanted to buy it. 2. Fig. from one end to another. Now, I have to clean the house from stem to stern. I polished my car carefully from stem to stern. See also: stem from stem to stern (American) from one end of something to the other We overhauled the car from stem to stern. See also: stem (from) stem to stern completely We overhauled the car from stem to stern. Related vocabulary: from top to bottomEtymology: based on the literal meaning of from the stem to the stern ( from the front end to the back end of a ship) See also: stem How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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