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Meaning

Noun

The part of a
,
, that
and
the
body,
and
water and
, and in some
reproduction.
A
vegetable.
The part of a
into the
the
in place.
The part of a
under the
that
the
in place.
In Hair:
The part of a
the
that has not been
,
, or otherwise treated.
The
; origin.
In Aviation:
The
of a
to the fuselage.
In Engineering:
The
of the
of a
object.
In Arithmetic:
Of a number or
, a number which, when
to a
power,
the
number or
.
In Arithmetic:
A
(understood if no power is
; in which case, "the
of" is often
to "root").
In Mathematical analysis:
A
(of an equation).
In Computing & Graph theory:
The
of a
that has no parent.
In Linguistic morphology:
The
of a
, which
the most significant
of
and cannot be
into
. Inflectional
often
from roots.
In Linguistics:
A
from which another
or
are derived.
In Music:
The
of any
; the
from whose
, or
, a
is composed.
The
place,
, or part.
In Computing:
In UNIX
, the first
with
access to the
and its
, found at the
of the
structure; the person who
on a UNIX system.
In Computing:
The
of a
structure which may
both
and subdirectories.
A
, especially the
of a
.
⚠️
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
An
of
intercourse.
⚠️
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
A
partner.

Verb

To
; to
the
, as
; to
and
to
.
To
,
, or otherwise cause the
of cuttings.
To be
; to be established.
In Computing:
To get
or
access on a
or
, often through
some security mechanism.
In Hair:
To
or
with the snout.
To
or
by low
or
; to fawn.
To
; to
by
soil.
Of a
: to
the
and
the
food.
To
; to abolish.
⚠️
In Australian English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
To
penetrate.
In American English:
To
(on); to show support (for) and
for the
of. (See
for.)

Name

An English
from Middle English from a
from Middle English
(“glad”).
An English
as an
for a
(medieval guitar)-player.
A
from Dutch
a
place (Dutch
, from roten (“to ret”)).
A
in Lucerne
, Switzerland.
A
in New York, United States;
for
and
Erastus Root.
A
in Minnesota, United States;
as a
of its
Dakota name.
A
in Wisconsin, United States.
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Origin

root
English
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root
Middle English (1100-1500)
wroten
Middle English (1100-1500)
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wrotan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym

Antonyms

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