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• The Root of All Evil? — Infobox Film name = The Root of All Evil? caption = Writer and presenter Richard Dawkins director = producer = Alan Clements writer = Richard Dawkins starring = Richard Dawkins, Yousef al Khattab, Ted Haggard, Richard Harries music =… …   Wikipedia

• Lewis Black's Root of All Evil — infobox television show name = Lewis Black s Root of All Evil caption = rating = format = Moot court runtime = 30 Minutes creator = Scott Carter David Sacks starring = Lewis Black country = USA network = Comedy Central first aired = March 12,… …   Wikipedia

• root — Ⅰ. root [1] ► NOUN 1) a part of a plant normally below ground, which acts as a support and collects water and nourishment. 2) the embedded part of a bodily organ or structure such as a hair. 3) (also root vegetable) a turnip, carrot, or other… …   English terms dictionary

• Evil — For other uses, see Evil (disambiguation). Badness redirects here. For the 1981 jazz fusion album, see Badness (album). For the singer nicknamed His Royal Badness, see Prince (musician). See also: Good and evil …   Wikipedia

• root — root1 W2S3 [ru:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plant)¦ 2¦(cause of a problem)¦ 3¦(origin/main part)¦ 4¦(family connection)¦ 5 put down roots 6¦(tooth/hair etc)¦ 7 take root 8 have a (good) root round 9¦(language)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• root — root1 rootlike, adj. /rooht, root/, n. 1. a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some… …   Universalium

• evil — I adj. evil to + inf. (it is evil to kill) II n. 1) to do evil 2) to root out evil 3) an unmitigated; necessary evil 4) (misc.) the lesser of two evils * * * [ iːv(ə)l] necessary evil (misc.) the lesser of two evils an unmitigated to doevil …   Combinatory dictionary

• root — 1 /ru:t/ noun (C) 1 PLANT the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting. | tree roots 2 CAUSE OF A PROBLEM the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• root — I. /rut / (say rooht) noun 1. a part of the body of a plant which, typically, develops from the radicle, and grows downwards into the soil, fixing the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some other part… …  

• root — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōt, from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix, Greek rhiza Date: 12th century 1. a. the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• root — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ gnarled ▪ plant, tree VERB + ROOT ▪ …   Collocations dictionary