Word: balklines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: balk
lines
Definition: Plural of balkline; line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
Morphemes:
Affix: balk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: balken
Language: nl
Decoded: balken
Meaning: to bray, bawl
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.