Word: rearguards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rearg
uards
Definition: Plural of rearguard; a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Morphemes:
Affix: rear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
Affix: guard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A squad responsible for protecting something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: guarde
Language: fro
Decoded: guarde
Meaning: a guardian, warden, keeper
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.