roots


Meanings

  • 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"
  • (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
  • the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
  • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
  • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
  • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
  • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
  • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  • the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
  • take root and begin to grow;
    • "this plant roots quickly"
  • come into existence, originate;
    • "The problem roots in her depression"
  • plant by the roots
  • dig with the snout;
  • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;
  • cause to take roots


Scrabble Score: 5

roots is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

roots is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

roots is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

roots is a valid Words With Friends word