something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"
(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking"; "sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category"
follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"