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Definitions of root
  1. noun
    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

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  2. noun
    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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  3. verb
    become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
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  4. noun
    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  5. noun
    the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

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  6. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    "communism's Russian root"
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  7. verb
    dig with the snout
    "the pig was rooting for truffles"

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  8. noun
    a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
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  9. 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 ground
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  10. verb
    cause to take roots
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  11. verb
    cheer for
    "She roots for the Broncos"
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  12. verb
    come into existence, originate
    "The problem roots in her depression"
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  13. verb
    plant by the roots
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  14. verb
    take root and begin to grow
    "this plant roots quickly"
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  15. noun
    the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
Definition that contains root
  • turnip root of any of several members of the mustard family
  • chicory root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
  • algebraic number root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
  • chicory root root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee
  • rootstock root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
  • licorice root root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
  • genlisea rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs
  • adventitious root root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
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