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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Variants

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antecedentbeginningetymonsolutionstemtooth root
alternatephrasing
Roots
plural
Roots
possessive
Root's
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Roots'