English dictionary
root
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
noun
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
noun
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
noun
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
noun
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
noun
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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
noun
- a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
verb
- take root and begin to grow
verb
- cause to take roots
verb
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
verb
- dig with the snout
verb
- plant by the roots
verb
- cheer for
verb
- come into existence, originate
Example sentences
thematic vowels are part of the stem
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
this plant roots quickly
He finally settled down
the pig was rooting for truffles
She roots for the Broncos
The problem roots in her depression