the part of a plant that is usu. below the ground which supports and nourishes the plant; the root.

the tuberlike roots of certain plants used as vegetable.

the lower portion of a tree, that between the ground and the lowest branch.

that from which something comes into existence, develops or derives; a source; an origin.

anything producing an effect or result; a cause.

a starting or commencing; a beginning.

the original manuscript of a literary work.

the wealth, as money, property, etc. invested by a promoter of a business; capital.

nearness; proximity.

a place where public or private funds are officially kept, received, and disbursed.

that which a person has a just claim to; a right.

a root-like extension that grows from the branch of a tree (e.g., of banian), take root in the ground, later becomes an additional trunk; an aerial root.

a bush; a shrubby plant.

the Eternal Being.

(gram.) a word in its original form, without any termination or morpheme.

(math.) a quantity that, multiplied by itself a specified number of times, produces a given quantity; the root.

name of a bright star in the constellation Scorpius; Shaula.

(fig.) a source of trouble, annoyance etc.

the plant Drypetes venusta ( = Hemicyclia venusta) of Euphorbiaceae family.

its fruit.

a thin, soft muslin.

the tree Flacourtia jongamans ( = F. cataphracta) of Flacourtiaceae family.

dirt; filth; dust; impurity.

any of the bodily excretions as faeces, sweat, phlegm, etc.

the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture; rust.

an offence against god; any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle; a sin.

any flaw, defect or shortcoming; a blemish.

that which is unfit for religious purpose.

a hole or cavity in a diamond, considered as a defect.

any of the three humours of the body, wind, bile or phlegm.

that which corrupts the soul and keep in ignorance.

to behave insolently, impudently; to be haughty.

to resist defiantly.

a hill or mountain.

a forest on and around a mountain.

a region consisting mainly of hills and mountains.

an inhabitant of this region.

to become muddy; to have the sediment stirred.

having necessary power, skill; able; efficient.

(used in composition only) combining form related through the remarriage of a parent.