Word: paystreaks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pay
streaks
Definition: Plural of paystreak. The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of paying ore in less valuable material.
Morphemes:
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: streak
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A strake; thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).