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root
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Sense: Noun: underground portion of a plant

Synonyms:

tuber, bulb Collocations, stem Collocations, rootlet, taproot, fibrous root, radicle, radix, rhizome, rootstock, root system

Sense: Noun: cause or source

Synonyms:

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

Synonyms:

foundation Collocations, bedrock, cornerstone Collocations, keystone, basis Collocations, base Collocations, groundwork, footing, underpinning

Sense: Verb: give encouragement

Synonyms:

cheer Collocations, applaud, clap Collocations, spur on, goad on, egg on, encourage Collocations

Sense: Verb: poke around or search

Synonyms:

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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