ROOT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
   Synonym(s)
   • tooth root (what does tooth root mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
   • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
   • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
   • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • radical (what does radical mean?)
   • root word (what does root word mean?)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   • theme (what does theme mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • thematic vowels are part of the stem
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • word form (what does word form mean?)
   • signifier (what does signifier mean?)
   • descriptor (what does descriptor mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
   Synonym(s)
   • etymon (what does etymon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • word form (what does word form mean?)
   • signifier (what does signifier mean?)
   • descriptor (what does descriptor mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
   Synonym(s)
   • solution (what does solution mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set (what does set mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   Synonym(s)
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • spring (what does spring mean?)
   • fountainhead (what does fountainhead mean?)
   • headspring (what does headspring mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • headwaters (what does headwaters mean?)
   • wellhead (what does wellhead mean?)
   • wellspring (what does wellspring mean?)
   • jumping-off place (what does jumping-off place mean?)
   • point of departure (what does point of departure mean?)
   • birthplace (what does birthplace mean?)
   • cradle (what does cradle mean?)
   • place of origin (what does place of origin mean?)
   • provenance (what does provenance mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • point source (what does point source mean?)
   • trail head (what does trail head mean?)
   • trailhead (what does trailhead mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • originate (what does originate mean?)
6. Meaning
   • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
   Synonym(s)
   • ancestor (what does ancestor mean?)
   • antecedent (what does antecedent mean?)
   • ascendant (what does ascendant mean?)
   • ascendent (what does ascendent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relative (what does relative mean?)
   • relation (what does relation mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • descendant (what does descendant mean?)
   • descendent (what does descendent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ancestress (what does ancestress mean?)
   • forebear (what does forebear mean?)
   • forbear (what does forbear mean?)
   • forefather (what does forefather mean?)
   • father (what does father mean?)
   • sire (what does sire mean?)
   • foremother (what does foremother mean?)
   • progenitor (what does progenitor mean?)
   • primogenitor (what does primogenitor mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (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
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant organ (what does plant organ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • calamus (what does calamus mean?)
   • taro (what does taro mean?)
   • cocoyam (what does cocoyam mean?)
   • dasheen (what does dasheen mean?)
   • eddo (what does eddo mean?)
   • ginseng (what does ginseng mean?)
   • horseradish (what does horseradish mean?)
   • horseradish root (what does horseradish root mean?)
   • radish (what does radish mean?)
   • chicory (what does chicory mean?)
   • chicory root (what does chicory root mean?)
   • salsify (what does salsify mean?)
   • oyster plant (what does oyster plant mean?)
   • Hottentot bread (what does Hottentot bread mean?)
   • Hottentot’s bread (what does Hottentot’s bread mean?)
   • briarroot (what does briarroot mean?)
   • orrisroot (what does orrisroot mean?)
   • orris (what does orris mean?)
   • sarsaparilla root (what does sarsaparilla root mean?)
   • licorice root (what does licorice root mean?)
   • senega (what does senega mean?)
   • mandrake root (what does mandrake root mean?)
   • mandrake (what does mandrake mean?)
   • cassava (what does cassava mean?)
   • manioc (what does manioc mean?)
   • carrot (what does carrot mean?)
   • parsnip (what does parsnip mean?)
   • pneumatophore (what does pneumatophore mean?)
   • taproot (what does taproot mean?)
   • adventitious root (what does adventitious root mean?)
   • rootlet (what does rootlet mean?)
   • prop root (what does prop root mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • number (what does number mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • square root (what does square root mean?)
   • cube root (what does cube root mean?)

ROOT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • take root and begin to grow
   Usage Example(s)
   • this plant roots quickly
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grow (what does grow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rooting (what does rooting mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to take roots
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grow (what does grow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rooting (what does rooting mean?)
3. Meaning
   • become settled or established and stable in one’’s residence or life style
   Synonym(s)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • settle down (what does settle down mean?)
   • steady down (what does steady down mean?)
   • take root (what does take root mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He finally settled down
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stabilize (what does stabilize mean?)
   • stabilise (what does stabilise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • roost (what does roost mean?)
4. Meaning
   • take sides with
   • align oneself with
   • show strong sympathy for
   Synonym(s)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • side (what does side mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We all rooted for the home team
   • I”m pulling for the underdog
   • Are you siding with the defender of the title?
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • endorse (what does endorse mean?)
   • indorse (what does indorse mean?)
   • plump for (what does plump for mean?)
   • plunk for (what does plunk for mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • side (what does side mean?)
5. Meaning
   • dig with the snout
   Synonym(s)
   • rootle (what does rootle mean?)
   • rout (what does rout mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pig was rooting for truffles
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • delve (what does delve mean?)
   • cut into (what does cut into mean?)
   • turn over (what does turn over mean?)
6. Meaning
   • plant by the roots
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • root (what does root mean?)
7. Meaning
   • come into existence, originate
   Usage Example(s)
   • The problem roots in her depression
   Hypernyms(s) root is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • become (what does become mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • root (what does root mean?)
   • rootage (what does rootage mean?)
   • source (what does source mean?)