Synonyms: tooth root, root
Definition: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Similar words: 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
Similar words: 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
Definition: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Similar words: 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
Definition: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Similar words: 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
Similar words: 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)
Similar words: 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
Similar words: plant organ
Definition: a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
Synonyms: root
Definition: a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Similar words: number
Definition: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
Usage: every number has a unique position in the sequence
Synonyms: root
Definition: take root and begin to grow
Usage: this plant roots quickly
Similar words: 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
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
Similar words: stabilise, stabilize
Definition: become stable or more stable
Usage: The economy stabilized
Definition: dig with the snout
Usage: the pig was rooting for truffles
Similar words: 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
Definition: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Usage: Let's plant flowers in the garden
Synonyms: root
Definition: come into existence, originate
Usage: The problem roots in her depression