Word: shearwalls
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shearwalls
Definition: Plural of shearwall. An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building
Morphemes:
Affix: shear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
Affix: wall
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vallum
Language: la
Decoded: vallum
Meaning: wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade
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.