Word: upheaves
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: up
heaves
Definition: Third-person singular of upheave; lift forcefully from beneath
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: heave
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
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