Word: gumshoe
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gum
shoe
Definition: A detective; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Morphemes:
Affix: gum
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To impair the functioning of a thing or process.
Affix: shoe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).