Word: headbox
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: head
box
Definition: A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
Morphemes:
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: box
Language: enm
Decoded: box
Meaning: a blow; a stroke with a weapon