Roots
nnoun.statethe condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineageExamples:- his roots in Texas go back a long way
- he went back to Sweden to search for his roots
- his music has African roots
Hypernyms:condition
Inherited Hypernyms:rootsconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.plant(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the groundTopic:botanyphytology
Derivationally Related Form:rootletroot
Part Holonyms:root system rootage
Hypernyms:plant organ
Inherited Hypernyms:rootplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Hottentot's breadHottentot breadadventitious rootbriarrootcalamuscarrotcassavachicorychicory rootcocoyamdasheeneddoginsenghorseradishhorseradish rootlicorice rootmandrakemandrake rootmaniocorrisorrisrootoyster plantparsnippneumatophoreprop rootradishrootletsalsifysarsaparilla rootsenegataproottaro
Substance Meronyms:parenchyma
Part Meronyms:bark root cap root hair
Full Hyponyms:adventitious rootbriarrootcalamuscarrotcassavachicoryginsenghorseradishhottentot breadlicorice rootmandrake rootorrisrootparsnippneumatophoreprop rootradishrootletsalsifysarsaparilla rootsenegataproottaro
nnoun.locationthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingSynset:beginning origin root rootage source
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:originateroot
Hypernyms:point
Inherited Hypernyms:beginningpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:birthplacecradlederivationfountainheadheadheadspringheadwaterhomejumping-off placeplace of originpoint of departurepoint sourceprovenanceproveniencespringtrail headtrailheadwellheadwellspring
Full Hyponyms:birthplacederivationfountainheadheadwaterhomejumping-off placepoint sourcespringtrail headwellhead
nnoun.communication(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedTopic:linguistics
Synset:base radical root root word stem theme
Examples:- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Derivationally Related Form:stem
Hypernyms:descriptor form signifier word form
Inherited Hypernyms:rootformwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given numberHypernyms:number
Inherited Hypernyms:rootnumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cube rootsquare root
Full Hyponyms:cube rootsquare root
nnoun.groupthe set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equationSynset:root solution
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:solutionsetabstractionentity
nnoun.personsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)Synset:ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent root
Antonyms:descendant
Derivationally Related Form:ancestralantecedent
Hypernyms:relation relative
Inherited Hypernyms:ancestorrelativepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:ancestorrelativepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ancestressfatherforbearforebearforefatherforemotherprimogenitorprogenitorsire
Full Hyponyms:adoptive parentancestressantediluviandadempty nesterfatherfather-in-lawfilicideforebearforefatherforemothergenitorgrandfathergrandmagrandparentgreat grandfathergreat grandmothergreat grandparentjacobmamatermothermother-in-lawnanold manparentpaterpatriarchprimiparaprogenitorpuerperaquadriparaquintiparasimeonstepfatherstepmotherstepparentsupermomsurrogate mother
nnoun.communicationa simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processesSynset:etymon root
Hypernyms:descriptor form signifier word form
Inherited Hypernyms:etymonformwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodythe embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hairPart Holonyms:hair nail tooth
Hypernyms:anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure
Inherited Hypernyms:rootstructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:cement cementum
vverb.changetake root and begin to growDerivationally Related Form:rootingroot
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:rootgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativecome into existence, originateExamples:- The problem roots in her depression
Derivationally Related Form:rootageroot
Hypernyms:become
Inherited Hypernyms:rootbecome
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.socialcheer forExamples:- She roots for the Broncos
Hypernyms:back up support
Inherited Hypernyms:rootsupport
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactplant by the rootsDerivationally Related Form:root
Hypernyms:plant set
Inherited Hypernyms:rootplantputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdig with the snoutSynset:root rootle rout
Examples:- the pig was rooting for truffles
Hypernyms:cut into delve dig turn over
Inherited Hypernyms:routdigremove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome settled or established and stable in one's residence or life styleSynset:root settle settle down steady down take root
Hypernyms:stabilise stabilize
Inherited Hypernyms:settlestabilizechange
Direct Hyponyms:roost
Full Troponyms:roost
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changecause to take rootsDerivationally Related Form:rooting
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:rootgrowdevelopchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something