noun. The operation of tamping.

noun. The material used in tamping.

noun. The act of removing the mid-rib (‘stem’) from a tobacco-leaf. See stemmed tobacco and stemmer.

verb. Present participle of stem.

noun. Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

noun. A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

noun. 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.

"I liked The Adventures of Augie March and Mr. Sammler's Planet quite a bit, again stemming from the recommendation of Stanley Crouch."

stemming algorithm  

Fleming  condemning  heming  hemming  leming  

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