structure vs root

root vs structure

structure and root both are nouns.

structure and root both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
structure	Yes	No	Yes	No
root	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, root is a hyponym of structure; that is, root is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than structure:

structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
root: the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

Other hyponyms of structure include layer, apodeme, caliculus, calycle, calyculus, tooth, pad, branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, peristome, syrinx, bulb, carina, cauda, chiasm, chiasma, decussation, cingulum, concha, filament, filum, germ, infundibulum, interstice, landmark, limbus, rib, blade, radicle, plexus, rete, tube-shaped structure, tube, passage, passageway, fundus, funiculus, head, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, capsule, uvea, lens nucleus, nucleus, membranous labyrinth, bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth, glans, alveolar bed, valve, vascular structure, lacrimal apparatus, cytoskeleton, nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer, centromere, kinetochore, aster, neural structure, fold, plica, convolution, gyrus, cartilaginous structure, ball, plate, horny structure, unguis, skeletal structure, costa, head, bridge, rotator cuff, cornu, corona, receptor, zona, zone.

structure (noun)	root (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts	the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement	a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations	the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships	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

structure (verb)	root (verb)
give a structure to	take root and begin to grow
	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

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