Word: downcuttings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
cu
ttings
Definition: Plural of downcutting. An erosion process that deepens a channel by removing material from a stream's bed or a valley's floor.
Morphemes:
Affix: down
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To go or come down; to descend.
Affix: cut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
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.