Word: bends
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bends
Definition: The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
Morphemes:
Affix: bend
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.