All root synonyms
root
R r verb root
- glueing β Present participle of glue; obsolete spelling of gluing.
- cast about β to make a mental or visual search
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- implant β to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
- in-grain β to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
- grope β to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- gun for β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- intercalate β to interpolate; interpose.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- dredge up β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- imbed β embed.
- bottoming β the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- intercalated β to interpolate; interpose.
- concaved β curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- imbedded β embed.
- gluing β a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- establish β Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- mousing β a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
noun root
- main idea β the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about: Find the main idea in each paragraph.
- nave β the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- info β information.
- essence β The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, esp. something abstract, that determines its character.
- foundation β the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- dentile β (zoology) A small tooth, like that of a saw.
- equidistance β (uncountable) Equal distance.
- bubbler β a drinking fountain in which the water is forced in a stream from a small vertical nozzle
- center β a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- fount β font2 .
- herbs β Plural form of herb.
- keynote β Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- determinant β A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- fountain β a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- centra β a plural of centrum.
- day one β If something happens from day one of a process, it happens right from the beginning. If it happens on day one, it happens right at the beginning.
- horse's mouth β horse (def 36).
- hotbed β a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- key β a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- fulcra β the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- keystone β the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
- begetter β The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
- causalities β the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
- bedrock β The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
- centrality β the state or condition of being central