Word Information
Root
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Words with Friends
Definitions for Root
noun
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
Examples
- absorbs water and mineral salts
- usually it anchors the plant to the ground
noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Synonyms
Examples
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
noun
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
noun
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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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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noun
the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
verb
take root and begin to grow
Examples
- this plant roots quickly
verb
come into existence, originate
Examples
- The problem roots in her depression
verb
cheer for
Examples
- She roots for the Broncos
verb
plant by the roots
verb
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Synonyms
Examples
- He finally settled down
verb
cause to take roots
Unscramble "Root"
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