Root

Quick meaning: Root is a noun meaning A root vegetable.

Meaning

A root vegetable.

More Meanings

1. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
2. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
3. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
4. (figurative) The primary source; origin.
5. (aviation) The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselage.
6. (engineering) The bottom of the thread of a threaded object.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

The love of money is the root of all evil.

Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

A root caught Ulot's left foot and he almost fell.

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

Word Forms

• roots
• rooting
• rooted

Synonyms for root

Depending on context, synonyms include fang, basis, origin, source, zero, etymon.

Antonyms for root

Common opposites include crest, pole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include solution, rootle, side, rout, base, stem.

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