Word: nutless
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: nut
less
Definition: Without the use of nuts (the mechanical fastener).
Morphemes:
Affix: nut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts sense #2 were used for this purpose.)
Affix: -less
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.