Form and Root

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Root and form are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead the word "Form" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

Root noun - A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.

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Form and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead the word "Root" as a verb or a noun.

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

female	female form	female root
full	full form	full root
special	special form	special root
common	common form	common root
Other adjectives: complete, true, single, small, actual, real, last, giant.

The concept of reincarnation is explored in the form of the Origin, a universal law that serves as an individual soul's root for what type of creature or person it will become.

Source: Ridiculously Average Guy
The Artifact of Doom in the form of an eight-legged castle in the Nirvana arc of could only be destroyed if the crystals at the root of each of its legs were destroyed simultaneously.

Source: Series Continuity Error
This time, however, it's actually averted since, as Snake noticed, even if they did form a digital root of nine, the door wouldn't open.

Source: Visual Novel / Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

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