Word: shelfward
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: shelf
ward
Definition: Toward a (geological) shelf.
Morphemes:
Affix: shelf
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.