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(noun) tooth root
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
(noun) stem, theme, base, root word, radical
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
thematic vowels are part of the stem
(noun) etymon
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
(noun) solution
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
(noun) rootage, source, beginning, origin
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
(noun) ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(verb) settle, settle down, take root, steady down
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
He finally settled down
dig with the snout
the pig was rooting for truffles