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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
balay-balay - balay - x2-~
ba.lay.ba.lay. - 4 syllables

x2- = balay-balay
balay-balay

balay-balay : playhouse (n.); shack (n.); reconstruct (v.)
balay [bá.lay.] : house (n.)

Derivatives of balay


Glosses:
playhouse
n. (artifact)1. playhouse, wendy houseplaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of.
~ plaything, toyan artifact designed to be played with.
~ tree housea playhouse built in the branches of a tree.
shack
n. (artifact)1. hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shantysmall crude shelter used as a dwelling.
~ igloo, igluan Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.
~ mudhifa reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained.
~ sheltera structure that provides privacy and protection from danger.
v. (stative)2. domicile, domiciliate, reside, shackmake one's home in a particular place or community.; "may parents reside in Florida"
~ rusticatelive in the country and lead a rustic life.
~ inhabit, live, populate, dwellinhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
v. (motion)3. shack, trailmove, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly.; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart"
~ go, locomote, move, travelchange location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
reconstruct
v. (cognition)1. construct, reconstruct, retracereassemble mentally.; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
~ conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, supposeto believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
~ etymologise, etymologizeconstruct the history of words.
v. (creation)2. rebuild, reconstructbuild again.; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"
~ construction, buildingthe act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
~ build, construct, makemake by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
v. (change)3. reconstructcause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically.
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (social)4. reconstruct, restorereturn to its original or usable and functioning condition.; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
~ decompress, uncompressrestore to its uncompressed form.; "decompress data"
~ regenerate, renewreestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
~ rehabilitatehelp to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute.; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"
~ rehabilitaterestore to a state of good condition or operation.
~ defibrillatestop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks.; "The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life"
~ reinstaterestore to the previous state or rank.
v. (change)5. reconstruct, redo, remodeldo over, as of (part of) a house.; "We are remodeling these rooms"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"