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"
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verb

cause to point inward

Example: "stem your skis"
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verb

stop the flow of a liquid

Example: "staunch the blood flow"
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verb

remove the stem from

Example: "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
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