Root (Noun)

Meaning ¹

The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Solution

Hypernyms

• Set

Meaning ²

Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Antecedent
• Ascendant
• Ancestor
• Ascendent

Hypernyms

• Relative
• Relation

Hyponyms

• Forbear
• Forefather
• Father
• Sire
• Primogenitor
• Forebear
• Foremother
• Progenitor
• Ancestress

Meaning ³

The embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Meaning ⁴

The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "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".

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Synonyms

• Beginning
• Source
• Rootage
• Origin

Hypernyms

• Point

Hyponyms

• Jumping-off Place
• Cradle
• Headwater
• Point Source
• Wellhead
• Fountainhead
• Birthplace
• Provenance
• Point Of Departure
• Home
• Trailhead
• Derivation
• Headspring
• Wellspring
• Provenience
• Spring
• Trail Head

Related Words

• Root (verb)

Meaning ⁵

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Base
• Stem
• Root Word
• Radical
• Theme

Hypernyms

• Signifier
• Word Form
• Descriptor

Meaning ⁶

A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Etymon

Hypernyms

• Signifier
• Descriptor
• Form

Meaning ⁷

(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.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

• The root of the plant grows deep into the soil to absorb water and nutrients.
• The carrot is a type of root vegetable that is commonly eaten raw or cooked.
• The tree's root system was damaged during the construction of the new building.
• The root of the plant was rotting due to overwatering, causing the leaves to turn yellow.
• The gardener carefully transplanted the seedling, making sure not to damage its delicate root.

Hyponyms

• Chicory Root
• Hottentot's Bread
• Cocoyam
• Manioc
• Dasheen
• Oyster Plant
• Eddo
• Horseradish Root
• Orris
• Mandrake

Related Words

• Root (verb)
• Rootlet (noun)

Meaning ⁸

A number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.