Word: sidegrades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: side
grades
Definition: Plural of sidegrade. A form of upgrade involving a switch to an equivalent product by another manufacturer or for a different operating system.
Morphemes:
Affix: side
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Sidespin; english
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: grade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree
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.