Word: tripwired
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: trip
wired
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of tripwire. A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
Morphemes:
Affix: trip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A trip-switch or cut-out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: triper
Language: fro
Decoded: triper
Meaning: to hop or dance around, strike with the feet
Affix: wire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To snare by means of a wire or wires.
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.