The meaning of the word 'aloft' when it is used as an adjective can mean either 'up in the air or overhead' or/as well as 'up the mast of a sailing vessel'.
The prefix is "a-," meaning "up" or "toward." The root is "loft," meaning "above." There is no suffix in the word "aloft."
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a synonym.
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
The word "pestilence" has a root meaning plague, which comes from the Latin word "pestis" meaning plague.
The root word meaning "nerve" is "neur-" from the Greek word "neuron" meaning sinew or nerve.
The prefix is "a-," meaning "up" or "toward." The root is "loft," meaning "above." There is no suffix in the word "aloft."
There were three flags aloft.
The drawers were aloft , and I am too short to reach.
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Difficult - it's only one word. But it could be used as a command on a sailing ship.
The word aloft is an adverb. It means overhead or in the air.
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The plane was flying aloft.
Aloft is an antonym for below or down.
Warily means cautious or careful.
One example of a dictionary word ending in "oft" is "aloft," which means at or to a great height.
The Borrowers Aloft was created in 1961.