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Synonyms: tooth root, root Definition: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

Hypernyms: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing Usage: he has good bone structure

Synonyms: stem, theme, base, root, root word, radical Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Usage: thematic vowels are part of the stem

Hypernyms: descriptor, word form, form, signifier Definition: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something Usage: the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

Synonyms: etymon, root Definition: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

Hypernyms: descriptor, word form, form, signifier Definition: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something Usage: the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

Synonyms: root, solution Definition: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

Hypernyms: set Definition: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols Usage: the set of prime numbers is infinite

Synonyms: root, rootage, source, beginning, origin Definition: the place where something begins, where it springs into being Usage: 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

Hypernyms: point Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

Synonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root Definition: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Hypernyms: relation, relative Definition: a person related by blood or marriage Usage: police are searching for relatives of the deceased; he has distant relations back in New Jersey

Synonyms: root Definition: (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

Hypernyms: plant organ Definition: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

Synonyms: root Definition: take root and begin to grow Usage: this plant roots quickly

Hypernyms: grow Definition: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain Usage: The problem grew too large for me; Her business grew fast

Synonyms: root Definition: cause to take roots

Hypernyms: grow Definition: cause to grow or develop Usage: He grows vegetables in his backyard

Synonyms: settle, settle down, root, take root, steady down Definition: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style Usage: He finally settled down

Hypernyms: stabilise, stabilize Definition: become stable or more stable Usage: The economy stabilized

Synonyms: root, rootle, rout Definition: dig with the snout Usage: the pig was rooting for truffles

Hypernyms: delve, dig, cut into, turn over Definition: turn up, loosen, or remove earth Usage: Dig we must; turn over the soil for aeration

Synonyms: root Definition: plant by the roots

Hypernyms: set, plant Definition: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground Usage: Let's plant flowers in the garden