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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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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 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) Overview of adj root The adj root has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. radical, root -- (arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan") Antonyms of adj root 1 sense of root Sense 1 radical, root INDIRECT (VIA basic) -> incidental, incident Similarity of adj root 1 sense of root Sense 1 radical, root => basic (vs. incidental) Attributes of adj root Familiarity of adj root root used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj root root rootbound rooted rootless rootlike 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) Overview of adj root The adj root has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. radical, root -- (arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan")
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