Word: rainscreens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rain
screens
Definition: Plural of rainscreen; an exterior wall detail where the siding (wall cladding) stands off from the moisture-resistant surface of an air/water barrier applied to the sheathing to create a capillary break and to allow drainage and evaporation
Morphemes:
Affix: rain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have rain fall from the sky.
Affix: screen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escren
Language: fro
Decoded: escren
PoS: Noun
Meaning: screen (physical barrier for protection or to block out light)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.