Synonym: cause, derivation, origin, source. Antonym: branch. Similar words: roots, uproot, rooted, rooting, rootless, take root, beetroot, grass roots. Meaning: [ruːt] 
n. 1. (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 2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number 5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation 6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes 8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support. v. 1. take root and begin to grow 2. come into existence, originate 3. plant by the roots 4. dig with the snout 5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for 6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style 7. cause to take roots.
n. 1. (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 2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 3. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 4. a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number 5. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation 6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes 8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support. v. 1. take root and begin to grow 2. come into existence, originate 3. plant by the roots 4. dig with the snout 5. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for 6. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style 7. cause to take roots. 
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1. Money is the root of all evil. 
2. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.
3. Love of money is the root of all evil.
4. Money is the root of evil.
5. Riches are the root of all evil.
6. Idleness is the root of all evil.
7. Poverty is the root of all evils.
8. Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil.
9. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.
10. Idleness is the mother [root] of all evil [sin, vice].
11. Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice).
12. No root, no fruit.
13. The love of money is the root of all evil.
14. Money is not the root of all eviles as is usually claimed, what is the root of all evils is the lust for money, that is the excessive, selfish and greedy pusuit of mnoey.
15. Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
16. Expectation is the root of all heartache.
17. Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.
18. Can we ever root poverty up from the world?
19. The generals have to root out traitors.
20. I stumbled over a tree root.
21. Roses will not root in such acid soil.
22. I hope those cuttings will take root.
23. The food was analysed root and branch and found to contain small amounts of poison.
24. They came to the baseball field to root for their school team.
25. The love of money is the root of all evils.
26. They began to root up the weeds on their farm.
27. The fence posts took root and grew into the earth!
28. Better be unborn than untaught[sentencedict.com][sentencedict.com], for ignorance is the root of misfortune.
29. Better be unboun than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune.
30. Wealth is a friend, but a friend is permanent wealth; the honor is a glory, life is a permanent root; degree is a knowledge, learning is the eternal wisdom!