Word: seamstressing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: seam
stre
ssing
Definition: The trade practiced by seamstresses.
Morphemes:
Affix: seam
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
Affix: -ster
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.