Adjacent Words
Stemlessstemless carline thistle
stemless daisy
stemless golden weed
stemless hymenoxys
Stemlet
stemma
Stemmata
stemmatic
stemmatics
stemmatology
Stemmed
stemmer
Stemmery
stemming algorithm
stemmy
Stemple
Stemson
stemware
Sten
Sten gun
sten-
Stench
stench bomb
Stench trap
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1921
Stemming definitions
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STEMMING, ppr. Opposing, as a stream; stopping.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Stem Stem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stemming.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.] To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current. ``An argosy to stem the waves.'' --Shak. [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts. --Denham. Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
