Word: tailraces
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tail
ra
ces
Definition: Plural of tailrace; a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
Morphemes:
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tailing; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Affix: race
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
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.