Word: sightscreen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sight
screen
Definition: A large screen, at each end of a cricket field, coloured to provide visual contrast to the cricket ball, to aid the batsman in seeing its movement through the air.
Morphemes:
Affix: see
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
Affix: -th
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs of action.
Affix: screen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escren
Language: fro
Decoded: escren
PoS: Noun
Meaning: screen (physical barrier for protection or to block out light)