stemming

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English

Definitions

verb

To remove the stem from.“to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves”
To be caused or derived; to originate.“The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.”
To descend in a family line.
To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.

verb

To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).“to stem a tide”
To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

noun

Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
(by extension) To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.

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Synonyms

arise due to caulescent cauline stemless curbing diking flowing contain containing uprooting curtailing limit restraining limiting combating stopping arising

Associated

conviction tide incident pleaded scandal allegations arrest alleged charges incidents allegedly abuse

Rhymes

condemning lemming gemming northern bog lemming brown lemming gray lemming pied lemming southern bog lemming european lemming hudson bay collared lemming

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