Word: watchspring
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: watchs
pring
Definition: The mainspring in a mechanical watch (timepiece).
Morphemes:
Affix: watch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A portable or wearable timepiece.
Affix: spring
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line from a vessel's end or side to its anchor cable used to diminish or control its movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: springen
Language: enm
Decoded: springen
Meaning: to burst or flow forth, to sprout, to emerge, to happen, to become known, to sprinkle