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Word: root (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • analysis A zero (of a function).
  • arithmetic A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, ?the root of? is often abbreviated to ?root?).
  • arithmetic Of a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
  • New Zealand coarse slang An act of sexual intercourse.
  • New Zealand coarse slang A sexual partner.
  • computing In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.
  • computing The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories. In PC-based systems the number of entries in a root directory may be limited whereas the number entries in subdirectories is unlimited. rfex
  • computing The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
  • Australian|NZ|vulgar|slang An act of sexual intercourse.
  • graph theory|computing The single node of a tree that has no parent.
  • philology A word from which another word or words are derived.
  • linguistic morphology The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
  • The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
  • The thumb|Some '''roots''' (2)
  • The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
  • The primary source.

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Verb:

  • Australian|NZ|vulgar|slang To have sexual intercourse.
  • To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil, to root out.
  • US To cheer to show support for a sports team, etc.

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