Definitions For Root

noun

• The embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
• The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
• The place where something begins, where it springs into being
• Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
• (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 part of a plant that grows underground, gets water from the ground, and holds the plant in place
• The part of a tooth, hair, fingernail, etc., that is attached to the body
• The cause or source of something

verb

• Take root and begin to grow
• Cause to take roots
• Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
• Dig with the snout
• Plant by the roots
• Cheer for
• Come into existence, originate