Money is the root of all evil.
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Root
/ɹuːt/
Synonyms for "root" (376 found)
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Noun(27 words)
accidenceacclaimaffixaffixationallomorphancestorsanchorantecedentsapplaudargumentbasebasicbasisbeat the bushesbedbed onbedrockbeginningbirthplaceboost
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bottombottom onbound morphemebring to lightbudbuild onbulbbulbilburgeonburrowburst forthcatchcausecentercheercheer onclapclap the handscognatecommencementcompletelyconceptionconfirmconjugationcorecormcradle
Adjective(2 words)
anchoredbiological root
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Adjective(3 words)
cultural origindeep rootsgerman grund
cuttingdeclensiondeep-dyedefinedelvederivationderivativedescentdestroydevelopdifference of formdigdig outdig updiscoverdoubletdrive onegg onelementeliminate
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embedencliticencoreencourageengraftengraveentirelyentrencheponymequationeradicateessenceessentialityestablishetchetymonexploreexterminateextirpatefamilyfamily treefatherlandferretfindfixflourishfootingforageforebearsforefathersformativeformulafoundfound onfoundationfountfountainfountainheadfree formfriskgemmategenealogygenesisgermgerminategive a handgo throughgoad ongrass rootsgropegroundground ongroundworkgrowgrow rankgrubhailhasten onheadhear it forheartheritagehie onhound onhousehunthurry onic analysisimbedimmediate constituent analysisimpactimplantimpressimprint
Noun(13 words)
derived fromearth groundedergonestablishetymonforaging habitsgroundgrubsheadspringheadstreamheadwaterhomehousehold language base
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Noun(40 words)
inceptioninfixinfixationinflectioninfrastructureingraininscribejamleafleaf outleavelineagelodgelook aroundlook roundlook throughluxuriatemarrowmorphmorpheme
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morphemic analysismorphemicsmorphologymorphophonemicsmotherlandnosenose aroundoriginoriginaloriginationoriginsovergrowoverrunpackparadigmparentpedigreepithplantpokepoke aroundpredecessorsprefixprefixationprimitiveprintprocliticprovenanceprovenienceprypullulateput forthput forth leavesput out budsquickquintessenceradicalradicallyradicleradixransackresearchrhizomeriotriserock bottomroot and branchroot forroot onroot outroot uprootsrootstockrummagesearchsearch throughseatseedseeksetset inset onsettleshootshoot upsmell aroundsoulsourcespeed onspreadspringsproutsprout upspur onstampstemstereotypestickstick faststockstrike rootstuffsubstancesubstratumsuffixsuffixationsupporttake roottaptaprootthemethrivetotallytubertubercleturn upuncoverundergirdunderlieunderpinningunearthuprootupspearupsprouturge onutterlyvegetatewedgewellwellheadwellspringwhencewhip onwhollyword formationword-formation
Adjective(3 words)
Preposition(1 words)
of origin
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Two is the fourth root of sixteen.
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Distrust of people, not to mention hate, is the root of human suffering.
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