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English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ro͞ot, IPA: /ruːt/, SAMPA: /ru:t/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːt
- Homophones: route (Commonwealth English)
Etymology 1
From Middle English root (“‘the underground part of a plant’”), from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót (Icelandic rót), from Proto-Germanic *wrōt-, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₂d-/wreh₂d-/wr̥h₂d- ‘root’; cognate with wort and radix.
Noun
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Singular root |
Plural roots |
root (plural roots)
- The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients. Some roots (2)
- The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
- The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
- The primary source.
- The love of money is the root of all evil.
- (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
- The cube root of 27 is 3.
- (arithmetic) A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).
- Multiply by root 2.
- (analysis) A zero (of a function).
- (graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
- (linguistics) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
- (philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.
- (computing) In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.
- (computing) The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
- (computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. In PC-based systems the number of entries in a root directory may be limited whereas the number entries in subdirectories is unlimited.
- (Australian, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- Fancy a root?
Synonyms
- (source): basis, origin, source
- (zero of a function): zero
- (word from which another is derived): etymon
- (Unix or Unix-like computer operating system administrator and/or account): superuser (See Wikipedia: Superuser), root account, root user
Derived terms
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Translations
of a plant
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See also
- (linguistics): stem
Etymology 2
From Middle English wrōten, ‘to dig with the snout’, from Old English wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrotanan, ‘to dig out, to root’, from Proto-Indo-European *red-, ‘to scrape, to scratch, to gnaw’; cognate with rodent.
Verb
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Infinitive to root |
Third person singular roots |
Simple past rooted |
Past participle rooted |
Present participle rooting |
to root (third-person singular simple present roots, present participle rooting, simple past and past participle rooted)
- To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil, to root out.
- (US) To cheer to show support for a sports team, etc.
- 1908, Jack Norworth, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- Let me root, root, root for the home team,
- 1908, Jack Norworth, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- (Australian, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse.
Usage notes
- The Australian/New Zealand sexual sense is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The sexual sense will often be understood, unless care is taken with the context to make the rummage sense clear. The US sports sense, so to speak of “rooting for the team” can cause amusement among Australians and New Zealanders. The past participle rooted is equivalent to fucked in the figurative sense of broken or tired, but rooting is only the direct verbal sense, it isn’t an all-purpose intensive like fucking.
Synonyms
- (rummage): dig out, root out, rummage
- (cheer): barrack (Britain, Australia, New Zealand), cheer on
- (have sexual intercourse): screw (US), shag (British) - See WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
Derived terms
Translations
rummage, root out
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root (plural roots)
- (Australian, New Zealand coarse slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- (Australian, New Zealand coarse slang) A sexual partner.
Usage notes
- The Australian/New Zealand sexual senses of root is somewhat milder than fuck but still quite coarse, certainly not for polite conversation. The normal usage is to have a root or similar.
Synonyms
- (act of sexual intercourse): screw (UK, US), shag (UK); see also WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse
- (sexual partner): screw (US)
Translations
coarse slang: act of sexual intercourse
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What's the best way to remove a redwood tree root from our lawn?
Q. We have a large root running through our lawn, about 12ft long that sticks out about 3-5 inches. It's becoming difficult to mow over but we're mostly concerned about the water line coming in from the city. The tree roots broke the line several years back. We dug out that root and repaired the line, but that was a much smaller root. Should we dig the root out or would a stump grinder possibly work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Asked by Dawn V - Thu Apr 3 15:33:37 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Dig it out. Just start with a shovel in one location and undermine the root to the point where you can cut it. Then just keep undermining and cutting chunks out at a time until it's gone. Ome problem with a stump grinder is, if the root is pretty deep, they can only go so far into the ground with the stump grinder. So, they might not get it all.
Answered by Paul in San Diego - Thu Apr 3 16:22:44 2008
Q. We have a large root running through our lawn, about 12ft long that sticks out about 3-5 inches. It's becoming difficult to mow over but we're mostly concerned about the water line coming in from the city. The tree roots broke the line several years back. We dug out that root and repaired the line, but that was a much smaller root. Should we dig the root out or would a stump grinder possibly work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Asked by Dawn V - Thu Apr 3 15:33:37 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Dig it out. Just start with a shovel in one location and undermine the root to the point where you can cut it. Then just keep undermining and cutting chunks out at a time until it's gone. Ome problem with a stump grinder is, if the root is pretty deep, they can only go so far into the ground with the stump grinder. So, they might not get it all.
Answered by Paul in San Diego - Thu Apr 3 16:22:44 2008
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