Root
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English
Noun
root (plural roots)
- The part of a plant, generally underground, which absorbs water and nutrients.
- The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place
- Source.
- The love of money is the root of all evil
- (mathematics) Of a number n, a positive number which, when raised to a specified power, yields n; the square root is understood if no power is specified (in which case, the root of is often abbreviated to root)
- The cube root of 27 is 3
- Multiply by root 2
- (mathematics) A zero (of a function).
- (mathematics) A designated node in a tree.
- (philology) A word from which another word is derived.
- (Australian vulgar slang) An act of fornication.
- Note: This word is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse.
- (Australian vulgar slang) A sexual partner.
- Note: This word is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse.
Synonyms
- (2): basis, origin, source
- (4): zero
- (6): etymon
- (8 vulgar slang): screw (US), shag (British) - see WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
Translations
plant root (noun)
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Translations
- Arabic: جَذْرٌ (džaðr) m; جُذُور (džuðúːr) pl
- Bulgarian: корен (koren) m
- Catalan: arrel f
- Chinese: 根 (gēn)
- Croatian: koren m
- Czech: kořen m
- Danish: rod
- Dutch: wortel
- Finnish: juuri
- French: racine f
- Galician: raíz f
- German: Wurzel f, Wurzeln pl
- Greek: ρίζα (ríza) f
- Hebrew: שורש (šóreš) m
- Hungarian: gyökér
- Icelandic: rót
- Indonesian: akar
- Italian: radice f
- Japanese: 根 (ね, ne)
- Korean: 뿌리 (ppuri)
- Latin: radix f
- Norwegian: rot
- Occitan: raiç f
- Polish: pierwiastek m (3,4), korzeń m (5)
- Portuguese: raiz f
- Russian: корень (kóren') m, корни (kórni) pl; коренья (korén'ja) pl (roots for cooking)
- Serbian: корен (koren) m
- Slovene: koren m (3,6)
- Spanish: raíz f, raíces pl (with all these senses)
- Swahili: mzizi, mizizi (noun class 4)
- Swedish: rot c, rötter pl (3,4,6), nollställe (4)
- Tagalog: ugat
- Turkish: kök
- Ukrainian: корінь (kórin') m, корені (koréni) pl
Verb
to root (roots, rooted, rooting)
- To fornicate
- Note: This word is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse.
Synonyms
- screw (US), shag (British) - See WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
Related terms
- square root
- cube root
- functional root
- root about
- root canal
- root cause
- rooted
- root for
- roots
- roots music
- rootsy
- strictly roots
- take root
- taproot
