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noun - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

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root word stem theme radical base

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linguistics descriptor form signifier word form

noun - a fundamental principle or underlying concept

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base basis cornerstone foundation fundament fundamental rudiment

noun - a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

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number square root cube root

noun - a point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate

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bottom center core focus heart hub quick

noun - a point of origination

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beginning derivation fount fountain fountainhead mother origin parent provenance provenience rootstock source spring well

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

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descriptor form signifier word form

noun - sense of belonging

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sense of belonging origins heritage birthplace home family cradle

noun - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent

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ancestress forbear forebear forefather sire father foremother primogenitor progenitor relative relation

noun - source

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source cause heart bottom beginnings base seat occasion seed foundation origin core fundamental essence nucleus starting point germ crux nub derivation fountainhead mainspring

noun - stem

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stem tuber rhizome radix radicle

noun - the main part of a word to which affixes are attached

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base stem theme

noun - the most central and material part

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core essence gist heart kernel marrow meat nub pith quintessence soul spirit stuff substance gravamen

noun - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

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anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure tooth cementum cement

noun - the place where something begins, where it springs into being

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origin source rootage beginning

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derivation spring headspring fountainhead head headwater wellhead wellspring jumping-off place point of departure place of origin provenance provenience birthplace cradle home point source trail head trailhead point

noun - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

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phrase - put down roots

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settle set up home get established make your home establish yourself

phrase - root and branch: complete

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complete total entire radical utter thorough

phrase - root and branch: completely

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completely finally totally entirely radically thoroughly wholly utterly without exception to the last man

phrase - root for someone

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support back encourage defend side with stand up for stand behind stick up for be a source of strength to

phrase - root something or someone out: discover

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discover find expose turn up uncover unearth bring to light ferret out

phrase - root something or someone out: get rid of

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get rid of remove destroy eliminate abolish cut out erase eradicate do away with uproot weed out efface exterminate extirpate wipe from the face of the earth

phrase - take root: germinate

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germinate take establish become established begin to sprout

phrase - take root: take hold

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take hold take develop establish become established become fixed

verb - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

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steady down take root settle down settle

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stabilise stabilize roost

verb - cause to take roots

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verb - come into existence, originate

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verb - dig

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dig hunt nose poke burrow delve ferret pry rummage forage rootle

verb - dig with the snout

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cut into delve dig turn over

verb - plant by the roots

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verb - take root and begin to grow

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verb - to destroy all traces of

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abolish annihilate blot out clear eradicate erase exterminate extinguish extirpate kill liquidate obliterate remove rub out snuff out stamp out uproot wipe out

verb - to express approval, especially by clapping

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applaud cheer clap

verb - to implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible

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embed entrench fasten fix infix ingrain lodge

verb - to provide a basis for

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base build establish found ground predicate rest underpin

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