the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support;
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem";
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes;
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation;
the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism''s Russian root";
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent);
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground;
a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number;
take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly";
cause to take roots;
become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style; "He finally settled down";
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I''m pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?";
dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles";
plant by the roots;
come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression";
