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nouna simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
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nounsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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verbbecome settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
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noun(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedtype of:
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nounthe set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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"communism's Russian root"nounthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingtype of:
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"the pig was rooting for truffles"verbdig with the snout
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nouna number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given numbertype of:
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noun(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the groundtype of:part of:
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verbcause to take rootstype of:
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"She roots for the Broncos"verbcheer for
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"The problem roots in her depression"verbcome into existence, originatetype of:
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verbplant by the roots
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"this plant roots quickly"verbtake root and begin to growtype of:
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nounthe embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
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