root


Meanings

  • (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;
    • "communism's Russian root"
  • (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;
    • "the pig was rooting for truffles"
  • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style;
  • cause to take roots
  • ROOT v -ED, -ING, -S to put forth a root (an underground portion of a plant)


Scrabble Score: 4

root is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

root is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 4

root is a valid Words With Friends word