English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 371 of 430

root and branchadj

Total, thorough, sweeping, complete, radical, drastic.

root aroundverb

Alternative form of root about.

root barknoun

The bark from the roots of a woody plant.

root beernoun

A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.

root causenoun

An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

root cellarnoun

A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other foods; it may be under a house or near one.

root diseasenoun

Any of several plant diseases affecting the root system.

root doctornoun

A person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing.

Root effectnoun

A physiological phenomenon in fish hemoglobin, whereby an increased proton or carbon dioxide concentration (lower pH) lowers hemoglobin's affinity and carrying capacity for oxygen.

root extractionnoun

The process or result of computing the nth root of a real or complex number.

root forverb

To support (a favored person, team, or result).

root mean squarenoun

The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.

root of all evilnoun

Something that is perceived to be a root cause of all the world's evil.

root of scarcitynoun

Synonym of gldkfk.

root of unitynoun

An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive integer n, xⁿ = 1.

root outverb

To remove or abolish completely.

root parsleynoun

A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

root rotnoun

Any of several plant fungal diseases caused by having overwet roots.

root volenoun

A vole of species Microtus oeconomus.

root zonenoun

The region of soil in which the roots of plants can effectively extract water and nutrients essential for growth.

root-and-branchernoun

A member of the English Independents, who advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider ecclesiastical or political hierarchy.

root-fallenadj

Of a plant, that has become too large and heavy to support itself, and has fallen over, so uprooting itself.

root-knot nematodenoun

Any nematode of the genus Meloidogyne, which parasitize the roots of various plants.

rootableadj

That can be rooted.

rootagenoun

The process of forming roots.

rootballnoun

The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.

rootbarknoun

Alternative spelling of root bark.

rootbeernoun

Alternative spelling of root beer.

rootboundadj

Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled.

rootchverb

Alternative form of rutch (“slide”).

rootedadj

Having roots, or a certain type of roots.

rooted to the spotadj

Not moving or flinching due to surprise.

rootedlyadv

In a rooted manner; ingrainedly.

rootednessnoun

The state or quality of being rooted

rooternoun

One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.

rooterynoun

A stumpery

rootestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of root

rootethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of root

rootfastadj

Firmly rooted.

rootfastnessnoun

The quality of being rootfast.

rootfindernoun

An algorithm for finding roots of an equation.

rootfindingnoun

The process of finding the root of an equation.

rootholdnoun

Attachment by means of roots.

rootholenoun

A hole in the ground formed by the growth of plant roots.

rootin' tootin'adj

Loudly exciting or impressive; boisterous, riotous.

rootinessnoun

The quality of being rooty.

rootingnoun

A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.

rooting interestnoun

a desire for, or interest in, the success of a particular person or group, often a sports team

rootkitnoun

A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

rootleverb

to dig into the ground, with the snout.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 371. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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