ROOT

Definition

1. verb take root and begin to grow.
2. verb come into existence, originate.
3. verb cheer for.
4. verb plant by the roots.
5. verb dig with the snout. — synonyms: rout, rootle
6. verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. — synonyms: settle, take_root, steady_down, settle_down
7. verb cause to take roots.
8. noun (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes.
9. noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being. — synonyms: beginning, origin, rootage, source
10. noun (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. — synonyms: root_word, base, stem, theme, radical
11. noun a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number.
12. noun the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation. — synonyms: solution
13. noun someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent). — synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent
14. noun a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes. — synonyms: etymon
15. noun the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair.