Word: spans
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: spans
Definition: Third-person singular of span; a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
Morphemes:
Affix: span
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs