Antecedent
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. an ancestor A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Earlier, either in time or order.
Root
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil, to root out.To cheer to show support for a sports team, etc.To have sexual intercourse.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients. Some roots (2)The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.The primary source.Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).A zero (of a function).The single node of a tree that has no parent.The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.A word from which another word or words are derived.In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.An act of sexual intercourse.A sexual partner.
Example sentence: Living in Dallas, I root for the Mavericks and the Stars and the Cowboys, but I've always pulled for the Chicago Cubs. I enjoy watching them play.