Word: aback
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: a
back
Definition: Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
Meaning: towards
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: back
Language: en
Meaning: back