Word: upswells
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
swells
Definition: Plural of upswell. A rising swell.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: swell
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of swelling; increase in size.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.