Word: billetheads
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
lletheads
Definition: Plural of billethead. A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts off.
Morphemes:
Affix: billet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: billette
Language: fro
Decoded: billette
PoS: Noun
Meaning: billet (small, written note)
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The top edge of a sail.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.