Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb root
1 of 7 senses of root
Sense 6
settle, root, take root, steady down settle down
=> roost
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb root
1 of 7 senses of root
Sense 6
settle, root, take root, steady down settle down
=> roost
Entailment of verb root
1 of 7 senses of root
Sense 1
root
=> grow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb root
7 senses of root
Sense 1
root
Sense 2
root
=> become
Sense 3
root
=> plant, set
Sense 4
rout, root, rootle
=> dig, delve, cut into turn over
Sense 5
side pull root
=> back endorse, plump for plunk for support
Sense 6
settle, root, take root, steady down settle down
=> stabilize, stabilise
Sense 7
root
=> grow
Familiarity of verb root
root used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb root
Sense 1
root
Sense 7
root
=> grow
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Sense 2
root
=> become
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Sense 3
root
=> plant, set
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Sense 4
rout, root, rootle
=> dig, delve, cut into turn over
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Sense 5
side pull root
=> back endorse, plump for plunk for support
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Sense 6
settle, root, take root, steady down settle down
=> stabilize, stabilise
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Grep of noun roots
grass roots
roots
rootstalk
rootstock
Grep of noun root
adventitious root
ague root
alumroot
american arrowroot
arrowroot
balsamroot
beetroot
birthroot
bitterroot
black root rot fungus
black snakeroot
bloodroot
blueberry root
breadroot
briarroot
broom snakeroot
brown root rot fungus
button snakeroot
celery root
cervical root syndrome
cheroot
chicory root
chocolate root
cloveroot
colic root
colicroot
coral-root bittercress
coral root
coralroot
costusroot
crested coral root
crinkle root
crinkleroot
cube root
culver's root
culvers root
derris root
early coral root
false alumroot
feverroot
fingerroot
flagroot
florida arrowroot
fumeroot
gingerroot
hairy root
horseradish root
indian arrowroot
indian breadroot
licorice root
longroot
mandrake root
manroot
nerveroot
orrisroot
otaheite arrowroot
pale coral root
papoose root
papooseroot
pepper root
pinkroot
pleurisy root
poker alumroot
prop root
puttyroot
rattlesnake root
redroot
root
root beer
root beer float
root canal
root cap
root celery
root cellar
root climber
root crop
root hair
root rot
root system
root vegetable
root word
rootage
rooter skunk
rooting
rooting reflex
rootlet
roots
rootstalk
rootstock
rose-root
sarsaparilla root
scammonyroot
seneca snakeroot
senega root
senega snakeroot
seneka snakeroot
senga root
snakeroot
spotted coral root
square root
squaw root
squawroot
stone root
stoneroot
striped coral root
taproot
taro root
tinker's root
tooth root
tuba root
tuber root
turmeric root
unicorn root
virginia snakeroot
white snakeroot
yellow colicroot
yellow root
Overview of noun roots
The noun roots has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. roots -- (the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots")
Overview of noun root
The noun root has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) root -- (the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
2. (3) root, root word base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
3. (2) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (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. (1) root -- (a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number)
5. (1) solution, root -- (the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation)
6. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root -- (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent))
7. etymon, root -- (a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes)
8. root, tooth root -- (the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
Overview of verb root
The verb root has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) root -- (take root; begin to grow; of plants)
2. root -- (come into existence, originate)
3. root -- (plant by the roots)
4. rout, root, rootle -- (dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles")
5. side pull 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. settle, root, take root, steady down settle down -- (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")
7. root -- (cause to take roots)
Grep of adj roots
grassroots
Overview of noun roots
The noun roots has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. roots -- (the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots")
Overview of noun root
The noun root has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (11) root -- (the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
2. (3) root, root word base, stem, theme, radical -- ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
3. (2) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source -- (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. (1) root -- (a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number)
5. (1) solution, root -- (the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation)
6. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root -- (someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent))
7. etymon, root -- (a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes)
8. root, tooth root -- (the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
Overview of verb root
The verb root has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) root -- (take root; begin to grow; of plants)
2. root -- (come into existence, originate)
3. root -- (plant by the roots)
4. rout, root, rootle -- (dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles")
5. side pull 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. settle, root, take root, steady down settle down -- (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")
7. root -- (cause to take roots)
roots definition
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