Word: portholed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: por
tholed
Definition: Exhibiting the defect called portholing.
Morphemes:
Affix: port
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: portus
Language: la
Decoded: portus
Meaning: port, harbour
Affix: hole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A weakness; a flaw or ambiguity.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.