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root

/ root /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Type of:
structure anatomical structure complex body part
Has parts:
tooth
verb Sense 2
plant by the roots
Type of:
plant set
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
cause to take roots
Type of:
grow
Derived:
rooting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
take root and begin to grow
"this plant roots quickly"
Type of:
grow
Derived:
rooting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 5
a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
Type of:
number
Kinds of:
square root cube root
noun Sense 6
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
Type of:
plant organ
Kinds of:
calamus taro cocoyam dasheen eddo
Has parts:
rootage root system
Domain:
botany phytology
noun Sense 7
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Type of:
form word form signifier
Derived:
stem
Domain:
linguistics
verb Sense 8
come into existence, originate
"The problem roots in her depression"
Type of:
become
Derived:
beginning origin rootage source
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 9
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Type of:
set
noun Sense 10
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Type of:
form word form signifier
verb Sense 11
become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style
"He finally settled down"
Type of:
stabilize stabilise
Kinds of:
roost
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
dig with the snout
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
Type of:
dig delve cut into
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 13
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"
"Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"
"Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"
"communism''s Russian root"
Type of:
point
Kinds of:
derivation spring fountainhead headspring head
Derived:
originate
verb Sense 14
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
"We all rooted for the home team"
"I''m pulling for the underdog"
"Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
Type of:
back endorse indorse
Derived:
side
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 15
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Opposites:
descendant descendent
Type of:
relative relation
Kinds of:
ancestress forebear forbear forefather father
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

structure anatomical structure complex body part plant set grow number square root cube root plant organ calamus taro