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noun • (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number • the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes • the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair verb • take root and begin to grow • come into existence, originate • cheer for • plant by the roots • dig with the snout • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • cause to take roots | ||||||||
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noun • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat • the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | ||||||||
| 27% | 4 | An old or dialect word for a copse, thicket or woodland; Scots for the leafy top of a potato/turnip; or, an assumed name of Lawrence of Arabia | ||||||
noun • United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) • United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) • United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) • British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) | ||||||||
Go Off Clutching Old Turnip Perhaps Crossword Clue
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ROOT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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ROOT
Updated: October 15, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | An old or dialect word for a copse, thicket or woodland; Scots for the leafy top of a potato/turnip; or, an assumed name of Lawrence of Arabia
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
08 Jul 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 08 Jul 2023 |
2 | Destroying the Four Olds: Old Customs, Old Culture, Old Habits, and Old Ideas | |
3 | Matches involving wrestling, clutching, and clutching | |
4 | Old teacher clutching tin, drunk, given free spirit
The Guardian Cryptic -
29 Sep 2004 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Sep 2004 |
5 | Parsnip, carrot, or turnip, for example
The Guardian Quick -
02 Sep 2009 | The Guardian Quick / 02 Sep 2009 |
6 | Sort of turnip - one from Scandinavia?
The Guardian Quick -
04 Nov 2000 | The Guardian Quick / 04 Nov 2000 |
7 | Swedish turnip
New York Times -
30 Jun 1984 | New York Times / 30 Jun 1984 |
