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