Word: crimewave
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: crime
wave
Definition: A large increased incidence of crimes within a relatively short period of time.
Morphemes:
Affix: crime
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which occasions crime.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cernō
Language: la
Decoded: cerno
Meaning: sieve
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: wave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden, but temporary, uptick in something.