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root

/ɹuːt/

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The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Examples :

"The plant's roots were deeply embedded in the rich soil, anchoring it firmly to the ground. "

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A root vegetable.

Examples :

"My grandmother planted several root vegetables in her garden, including carrots and potatoes. "

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The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Examples :

"Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

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The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Examples :

"The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

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The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Examples :

"He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

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The primary source; origin.

Examples :

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

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Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

Examples :

"The cube root of 27 is 3."

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A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Examples :

"Multiply by root 2."

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A zero (of an equation).

Examples :

"The root of the quadratic equation is 3. "

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The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Examples :

"The root of the family tree is Grandma Mary. "

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The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Examples :

"The root word of "unhappy" is "happy." "

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(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

Examples :

"The word "telephone" has the root "tele," meaning "far." "

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The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

Examples :

"The root of the C major chord is C. "

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The lowest place, position, or part.

Examples :

"The root of the problem was a lack of communication at home. "

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Examples :

"I have to log in as root before I do that."

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The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Examples :

"I installed the files in the root directory."

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A penis, especially the base of a penis.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's root to check for any injuries. "

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To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

Examples :

"The cuttings are starting to root."

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To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings

Examples :

"We rooted some cuttings last summer."

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To be firmly fixed; to be established.

Examples :

"The new student quickly rooted herself in her new school by joining the debate club. "

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To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.

Examples :

"I want to root my Android phone so I can remove the preinstalled crapware."

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An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Fancy a root?"

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A sexual partner.

Examples :

"My brother's new root is a talented musician. "

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To turn up or dig with the snout.

Examples :

"A pig roots the earth for truffles."

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(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

Examples :

"To gain popularity with the teachers, the student often rooted himself in flattery. "

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To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.

Examples :

"rooting about in a junk-filled drawer"

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To root out; to abolish.

Examples :

"The school administration vowed to root out bullying. "

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To have sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"The rumors were that the young couple had been rooting around in the woods near the school. "

"He rooted around for a while before finally finding the courage to confess his feelings to Sarah. "

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(with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)

Examples :

"The students rooted for their team during the basketball game. "

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