Word: defences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fen
ces
Definition: Plural of defence; a structure used to defend against attack
Morphemes:
Affix: defence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēfensa
Language: la
Decoded: defensa
Meaning: protection
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.