Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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roost | Yes | No | Yes | No |
root | Yes | No | Yes | No |
roost (noun) | root (noun) |
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a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep | the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair |
a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | |
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation | |
the place where something begins, where it springs into being | |
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground | |
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number |
roost (verb) | root (verb) |
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settle down or stay, as if on a roost | take root and begin to grow |
sit, as on a branch | cause to take roots |
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style | |
dig with the snout | |
plant by the roots | |
cheer for | |
come into existence, originate |