verb Download 🔗Share To remove the stem from. Examples : "to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves" food vegetable fruit plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be caused or derived; to originate. Examples : "The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government." action nature linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To descend in a family line. Examples : ""Many families in the region proudly trace their lineage, stemming from the original settlers of the town." " family history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against. Examples : "The small sailboat was stemming the strong current to reach the opposite shore of the lake. " nautical sailing direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram. Examples : "The pirate ship stemmed the merchant vessel, causing significant damage. " nautical sailing vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole. Examples : "The miner was carefully stemming the clay into the blasting hole to contain the explosion. " technical industry geology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). Examples : "to stem a tide" medicine physiology body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "As the beginner skier gained speed, she started stemming to slow down and avoid crashing into the other skiers. " sport technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Movement against a current, especially a tidal current. Examples : "The small sailboat struggled, its slow progress due to the relentless stemming of the powerful outgoing tide. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words. Examples : "The accuracy of a search engine often relies on effective stemming, allowing it to match "running," "runs," and "ran" to the root word "run." " language linguistics grammar computing word technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search. Examples : "The search engine improved its accuracy by implementing stemming, allowing users to find information regardless of whether they searched for "run," "running," or "ran." " computing internet technology word language communication linguistics info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The climber carefully maintained their stemming between the two rock faces, using their legs to push outward against each side for balance. " sport action position technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading