Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | root - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" | |
3. | root - 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" | |
4. | root - a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number | |
5. | root - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation Synonyms: solution | |
6. | root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
7. | root - a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes Synonyms: etymon | |
8. | root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support Synonyms: tooth root | |
Verb | 1. | root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" |
2. | root - come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression" | |
3. | root - plant by the roots | |
4. | root - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" | |
5. | root - take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" | |
6. | root - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" | |
7. | root - cause to take roots |
ROOT. That part of a tree or plant under ground from which it draws most of
its nourishment from the earth.
2. When the roots of a tree planted in one man's land extend into that
of another, this circumstance does not give the latter any right to the
tree, though such is the doctrine of the civil law; Dig. 41, 1, 7, 13; but
such person has a right to cut off the roots up to his line. Rolle's R. 394,
vide Tree.
3. In a figurative sense, the term root is used to signify the person
from whom one or more others are descended. Vide Descent; Per stirpes.
root - 1. See root mode, go root, wheel. |