Chief and Root

Chief

Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son

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Root and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead the word "Chief" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: chiefly

Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Chief and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead the word "Root" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

female	female chief	female root
complete	complete chief	complete root
many	many chief	many root
actual	actual chief	actual root
Other adjectives: real, last, local.

Root meets with a Dutch police chief to discuss the dangers of drug abuse, only to discover that he'd inadvertently eaten a number of magic brownies from a dessert cart moments before.

Source: Series / Root Into Europe
Translation Convention: The chief language of the Empire is a mash-up of multiple root language, but is translated to English when heard from the point of view of a character that knows it.

Source: Literature / Shattered Continent
This tendency to gather misattributions is the root of his status as Uncyclopedia's Memetic Badass in chief.

Source: Creator / Oscar Wilde

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