Word: shoreward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shore
ward
Definition: Facing the shore.
Morphemes:
Affix: shore
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To set on shore.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.