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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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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
Synonyms & Similar Words
home father head number point set become beginning grow support form spring settle base dig plant source solution theme structure relative relation origin radical sire carrot cradle ancestor stem taro rooting stabilize birthplace radish ginseng roost horseradish mandrake delve chicory rout headwater ascendant cassava forefather stabilise manioc derivation forbear progenitor wellspring signifier provenance parsnip fountainhead antecedent trailhead orris descriptor forebear wellhead etymon word form ascendent foremother primogenitor ancestress settle down steady down take root root word rootage point of departure point source jumping-off place provenience headspring trail head place of origin rootle turn over cut into square root cube root plant organ adventitious root briarroot calamus chicory root cocoyam dasheen eddo taproot hottentot's bread hottentot bread prop root licorice root pneumatophore mandrake root orrisroot oyster plant senega sarsaparilla root salsify rootlet horseradish root back up complex body part anatomical structure bodily structure body structure