Definition of root | What does root mean?
What is the definition of the word ROOT?
Here is a list of definitions for root.
- (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
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "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"
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
What are the verbs of the word ROOT?
Here is a list of definitions for root.
- take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
- come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
- cheer for; "She roots for the Broncos"
- plant by the roots
- dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
- cause to take roots
What are the synonyms of the word ROOT?
What is another word for ROOT?. Here is a list of synonyms for ROOT
Words beginning with ROOT?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with ROOT.
- rooty
- rootsy
- rootstocks
- rootstock
- rootsinesses
- rootsiness
- rootsiest
- rootsier
- roots
- rootling
- rootlike
- rootlets
- rootlet
- rootlessnesses
- rootlessness
- rootless
- rootles
- rootled
- rootle
- rootings
- rooting
- rootiest
- rooties
- rootier
- rootholds
- roothold
- rooters
- rooter
- rootednesses
- rootedness
- rootedly
- rooted
- rootages
- rootage
- root
In which dictionaries does the word root exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes