root
/ruːt/
adjective
- Being the most basic or fundamental.
- Trust is the root element of any strong relationship.
- We need to address the root issues in the system.
- The root cause of the accident was a mechanical failure.
verb
- To cheer or support someone or something enthusiastically.
- The crowd rooted for the home team during the final match.
- I always root for the underdog in competitions.
- Her family rooted for her as she crossed the finish line.
- To dig or search for something by turning over soil or other material.
- The pig rooted through the mud looking for food.
- The dog rooted in the garden, digging up a bone.
- He rooted around in the drawer for a pen.
- To cause a plant to grow roots or to become established.
- The seedlings began to root in the rich soil.
- You can root a cutting from a rose bush in water.
- It takes time for a new lawn to root properly.
noun
- The part of a plant that grows underground, absorbs water and nutrients, and holds the plant in place.
- Carrots are a type of root that people eat.
- Water the plant deeply so the roots can reach the moisture.
- The tree's roots spread wide beneath the soil.
- The basic cause, source, or origin of something.
- Her love of music has its roots in childhood piano lessons.
- Lack of communication is often the root of many arguments.
- We need to get to the root of the problem to solve it.
- The part of a word that carries its core meaning, to which prefixes and suffixes are added.
- Learning Latin roots can help you understand new vocabulary.
- The word 'unhappiness' has the root 'happy'.
- The root 'dict' means 'to say' in words like 'predict' and 'dictate'.
- A number that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals a given number.
- In math class, we learned how to find the cube root of 27.
- He calculated the root of the equation using a formula.
- The square root of 9 is 3.