Word: shales
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: shales
Definition: Third-person singular of shale; a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
Morphemes:
Affix: shale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schale
Language: enm
Decoded: schale
Meaning: shell, husk; scale
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