Root
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Root is the name of the administrator account in Unix systems.
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the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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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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the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
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a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
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Entity Type
Identity92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- antecedentbeginningetymonsolutionstemtooth root
- alternatephrasing
- Roots
- plural
- Roots
- possessive
- Root's
- pluralpossessive
- Roots'