Word: cutwater
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cut
wa
ter
Definition: The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
Morphemes:
Affix: cut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
Affix: water
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.