Word: riverbed
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: riv
er
bed
Definition: The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
Morphemes:
Affix: river
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rīpārius
Language: la
Decoded: riparius
Meaning: of a riverbank
Affix: bed
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river.