Word: boilover
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: boil
o
ver
Definition: A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
Morphemes:
Affix: boil
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bullīre
Language: la
Decoded: bullire
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I boil
Affix: over
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To run about. To be very busy doing many different things.