Dictionary Check: stemming
"stemming" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
verb
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
Example:
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
verb
cause to point inward
Example:
"stem your skis"
verb
stop the flow of a liquid
Example:
"staunch the blood flow"
verb
remove the stem from
Example:
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
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