rooting
— Noun
– English
~ the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
rootle
— Verb
– English
~ dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
rootless
— Adjective
– English
~ wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"
rootlet
— Noun
– English
~ small root or division of a root
roots
— Noun
– English
~ the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots"
rootstalk
— Noun
– English
~ a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
rootstock
— Noun
– English
~ a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
rootstock
— Noun
– English
~ root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
rope ladder
— Noun
– English
~ a ladder with side pieces of rope
rope-a-dope
— Noun
– English
~ a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
rope
— Noun
– English
~ street names for flunitrazepan
rope-maker
— Noun
– English
~ a craftsman who makes ropes
rope burn
— Noun
– English
~ abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
rope bridge
— Noun
– English
~ a bridge consisting of ropes
rope off
— Verb
– English
~ divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred"
rope
— Verb
– English
~ catch with a lasso; "rope cows"
rope down
— Verb
– English
~ descend by means of a rappel; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"