Word: featherbeds
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fe
ather
beds
Definition: Third-person singular of featherbed; hire more workers than are necessary
Morphemes:
Affix: feather
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.
Affix: bed
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To settle, as machinery.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs