Word: decrease
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
crease
Definition: A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting) .
Morphemes:
Affix: decrease
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting) .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: decrescere
Language: la
Decoded: decrescere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I grow less or shorter, decrease, wane, dwindle.