root
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Sense: Noun: underground portion of a plant
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tuber, bulb Collocations, stem Collocations, rootlet, taproot, fibrous root, radicle, radix, rhizome, rootstock, root system
Sense: Noun: cause or source
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cause Collocations, source Collocations, heart Collocations, origin Collocations, cradle Collocations, birthplace, seedbed, well Collocations, wellspring, spring Collocations, fountainhead, fountain Collocations, fount, genesis, inception Collocations, crux, bottom Collocations, nucleus
Sense: Noun: foundation
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foundation Collocations, bedrock, cornerstone Collocations, keystone, basis Collocations, base Collocations, groundwork, footing, underpinning
Sense: Verb: give encouragement
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Sense: Verb: poke around or search
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poke around, search Collocations, look around, look Collocations, nose around, rummage around, rummage, dig through, scour, hunt Collocations, forage
Sense: Verb: dig
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Sense: Verb: embed
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embed Collocations, entrench Collocations, implant, fix Collocations, lodge Collocations, impact Collocations, put Collocations, stick Collocations, anchor Collocations, set Collocations