Word: scarcement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scarce
ment
Definition: An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.
Morphemes:
Affix: scarce
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting achievement
Affix: carpere
Language: la
Decoded: carpere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I revile, criticize, slander, carp at
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.