defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
root cellar cellar | an excavation where root vegetables are stored |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
root tooth root | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support |
root canal | the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity |
dorsal root dorsal horn | one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
ventral root ventral horn anterior root anterior horn | one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
eigenvalue eigenvalue of a matrix eigenvalue of a square matrix characteristic root of a square matrix | (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant |
syntax sentence structure phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
root root word base stem theme radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed, thematic vowels are part of the stem |
etymon root | a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes |
root vegetable | any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
celeriac celery root | thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant |
chicory chicory root | root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee |
taro taro root cocoyam dasheen edda | tropical starchy tuberous root |
root beer float | an iceream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer |
root beer | carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs |
solution root | the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation |
hierarchy power structure pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization social organisation social structure social system structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
beginning origin root rootage source | the place where something begins, where it springs into being, the Italian beginning of the Renaissance, Jupiter was the origin of the radiation, Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River, communism's Russian root |
ancestor ascendant ascendent antecedent root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
blue cohosh blueberry root papooseroot papoose root squawroot squaw root Caulophyllum thalictrioides Caulophyllum thalictroides | tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally |
goldenseal golden seal yellow root turmeric root Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
horseradish horseradish root | the root of the horseradish plant, it is grated or ground and used for seasoning |
crinkleroot crinkleoot crinkle root pepper root toothwort Cardamine diphylla Dentaria diphylla | North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots |
chicory chicory root | the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute |
rattlesnake root | a plant of the genus Nabalus |
rattlesnake root Prenanthes purpurea | herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets |
coral root | a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor |
spotted coral root Corallorhiza maculata | common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips, Guatemala to Canada |