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Noun

1. root

2. base, stem, theme, radical, form, word form, signifier, descriptor

Usage
A linguist from Alabama explains the surprising origin story of the Southern word ‘y’all’ - Upworthy
‘Pivotal milestone’ study backs long-term safety of ashwagandha root extract - NutraIngredients.com
Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Launches 4th Volume Of Tamil-Indo-European Root Words Dictionary - ETV Bharat
Boost Your English Vocabulary With These 50+ Greek and Latin Root Words - ThoughtCo
The Vocabularist: What's the root of the word computer? - BBC
The Word “Cisgender” Has Scientific Roots - McGill University
Fool me once: The magical origin of the word 'hoax' - NPR
How diabetes got its name - Michigan State University
The Origin Of The Word ‘Vaccine’ - Science Friday
What it means to 'root' for the home team - The Christian Science Monitor
The origin of the word caucus: conclusion - OUPblog
Origin of the Word “Jazz” Was Neither Carnal Nor Racist - The Syncopated Times
Language Matters | Where the word moon, and its Indian equivalent Chandra, come from - South China Morning Post
What’s in the origin of a word? A lot actually - The Indian Express
The Origin of the Word ‘Sheol’ (Netherworld) - The Jewish Link
The Origin Of The Word ‘Quarantine’ - Science Friday
Language Matters | Where the word magazine comes from, and how its meaning evolved - South China Morning Post
Practice Identifying Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words - ThoughtCo
The Origin Of The Word ‘Alcohol’ - Science Friday
The Origin Of The Word ‘Cocaine’ - Science Friday
The Origin Of The Word ‘Umami’ - Science Friday
On mattocks and maggots, their behavior and origin - OUPblog
Front page news: the Oxford Etymologist harrows an international brothel - OUPblog
The Origin Of The Word ‘Meme’ - Science Friday
The history of the word ‘bad’, Chapter 2 - OUPblog
The Root Cause of the Insanity on College Campuses Is Older Than You May Think - The Heritage Foundation
History Word Origin: What Is History and Where Term Is From - Time Magazine
Nursing's Stephanie Griggs explains origin of the word "Circadian" - Case Western Reserve University
Race: a Word of Surprisingly Recent and Uncertain Origin - Tikvah Ideas
Why Do Americans Call It Soccer Instead of Football? Blame England - Time Magazine
Long-term imaging of dorsal root ganglia in awake behaving mice - Nature
Marijuana: is it time to stop using a word with racist roots? - The Guardian
Root Words: Exploring Rutland area community, agriculture and history - Times Argus
New Research Shows That the Word Leprechaun Has Latin Roots - Mental Floss
Wrenching an etymology out of a monkey - OUPblog
Commentary: The True Meaning Of The N-Word From 'Roots' - Georgia Public Broadcasting
A Column About Nothing: What Is the Root of the Word Hefker? - The Jewish Link
What Is the Origin of the Word ‘Chalom’ (Dream)? - The Jewish Link
‘Looting’: A Term With Roots in Protest and Conflict - WSJ
The Rhizosphere - Roots, Soil and Everything In Between | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature
‘Amen’ is of Hebrew, not Egyptian, origin - AFP Fact Check
15 Abstract Thinking Words With Concrete Etymological Roots - Mental Floss
Guy Fawkes May Be the Root of the Word “Guys” - Smithsonian Magazine
Does the word "bad" have homophobic roots? - LGBTQ Nation
What Is the Meaning of 'Discourse'? - ThoughtCo
The Origin Of The Word ‘Seaborgium’ - Science Friday
NATIONAL BEE Rockford spelling champ excels with root words - Rockford Register Star
This Is Where the Word 'Easter' Comes From - Time Magazine
How Seeding, a Term From Agriculture, Took Root In Tennis - WSJ
Some Jawn Youse Might Not Know About Jawn - Philadelphia Magazine
What’s a laureate? A classicist explains the word’s roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of laurel leaves - The Conversation
English words you never realized have Irish roots - IrishCentral
PAUTWAS: Open Heart Nights From the root word “útwas” – which means to emerge, come-, rise-, to the surface, to float; to get free, escape, extricate oneself from any difficult position, PAUTWAS is your monthly platform to empty your heart of all its hurt and str - facebook.com
What's the Origin of the Word "Dude"? - Mental Floss
Origin of 'tip' is misunderstood| Jay Hoster - The Columbus Dispatch
Week16-Struct Root Word - YouTube
Tracing the Arabic roots of trending words 'tariffs' and 'ghibli' - The National
The True Origin of the Term ‘Viet Cong’ - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
Who Coined 'Entrepreneur'? Discover Its Origin and Impact - Investopedia
The Vocabularist: The roots of the word 'eurosceptic' - BBC
What Are Morphs in Language? - ThoughtCo
The origin of the word “Hello” is not linked to Alexander Graham Bell’s fiancé - FACTLY
‘pipsqueak’: meanings and origin - word histories
Here Are 3 Theories About the Origin of the Word ‘Barney’ - The Inertia
When Did People Start Saying “Bucket List”? - Slate Magazine
Gene Weingarten: The word at the root of today’s Internet-speak? kthxbai. - The Washington Post
Stokes’ four words after historic victory - News.com.au
How the Term ‘Suffragette’ Evolved from Its Sexist Roots - Harper's BAZAAR
FINALLY: We now know the 1,000-year-old origin of the word 'pizza' - Business Insider
GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THE ALLAH WORD AND CONTROVERSY - Nabalu News
Kendrick Lamar imbues a root vegetable with literary meaning - A.V. Club
What Are Synthetic Compounds in English Grammar? - ThoughtCo
Watchwords: Origin of the term ‘Canuck’ lies in an unlikely place - Montreal Gazette
Bill Maher Apologizes for Calling Himself ‘House Nigger’ on Live TV - The Root
India, that is Bharat: The origin and meaning of the ancient name - The Economic Times
Tracing The Roots Of 25 English Words With Entirely Indian Origins - homegrown.co.in
English words you didn't know had a Sanskrit root - The Times of India
What is: Abraxas and the 7 Heavens (Root word of Abracadabra) - YouTube
Origin of donga 'a bit of a mystery' to Aussie linguists - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Yoruba leaders disagree over origin, meaning of their name - Vanguard News
Should You Be Using the Word Pussy If You're a Feminist? - glamour.com
Word of the Day: ‘Fisticuffs’; Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Usage Examples - Mint
Word of the Day: ‘Tenacious’; Check its Meaning, Origin, Phonetic, IPA & More - The Sunday Guardian
Did you know many English words have Greek roots? - Greek City Times
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'root word'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
,   roor word,   root owrd,   root wword,   root wodr,   root wrod,   root eord,   riot word,   root wordd,   roo tword,   root wotd,   eoot word,   toot word,   root word,   ropt word,   root wor,   root wprd,   root woord,   rootw ord,   rootword,   roo word,   rot word,   roit word,   rooot word,   roott word,   orot word,   root qord,   root worrd,   root wrd,   root woed,   rpot word,   root wod,   rooot word,   root ord,   rooy word,   root wird,   root werd,   oot word,   root wors,   roto word,   root worf,   rot word,   rroot word
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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