Word: shovelheads
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sho
vel
heads
Definition: Plural of shovelhead; small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
Morphemes:
Affix: shove
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A forward movement of packed river-ice.
Affix: -el
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -el
Language: fro
Decoded: -el
Meaning: diminutive suffix
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: To do with heads.
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.