Word: burnishments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bur
nish
ments
Definition: Plural of burnishment
Morphemes:
Affix: burnish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: brun
Language: fro
Decoded: brun
Meaning: brown
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).