ROOTS

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /ɹuːts/

Definition of ROOTS

noun

  1. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

    "This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground."

  2. A root vegetable.

  3. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

    "Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

Related words: basis origin source etymon root account root user superuser zero
noun

  1. An act of sexual intercourse.

    "Fancy a root?"

    Synonyms: screw shag

  2. A sexual partner.

    Synonyms: screw
Related words: screw screw shag
noun

  1. Ancestry.

    "I have both Irish and German roots."

  2. Beginnings; origin.

    "Jazz has its roots in blues."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R O O T S
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of ROOTS

Words that use the same letters:

ROOST ROTOS TOROS TORSO

Words Containing "ROOTS"

ALUMROOTS ARROWROOTS BEETROOTS BLOODROOTS CHEROOTS CLUBROOTS DISROOTS ENROOTS GRASSROOTS OUTROOTS PEGROOTS PIGROOTS PINKROOTS POKEROOTS REDROOTS ROOTSTALK ROOTSTOCK ROOTSTOCKS ROOTSTOWN ROSEROOTS

Words Starting with "ROOTS"

ROOTSTALK ROOTSTOCK ROOTSTOCKS ROOTSTOWN

Words Ending with "ROOTS"

ALUMROOTS ARROWROOTS BEETROOTS BLOODROOTS CHEROOTS CLUBROOTS DISROOTS ENROOTS GRASSROOTS OUTROOTS PEGROOTS PIGROOTS PINKROOTS POKEROOTS REDROOTS ROSEROOTS SHEROOTS TAPROOTS UNROOTS UPROOTS