Word: birdsmouths
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: birds
mouths
Definition: Plural of birdsmouth. A notch cut into the underside of a rafter to ensure that it does not move when resting on the wall plate running across the top of a wall; a similar notch in other timber components.
Morphemes:
Affix: bird
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To catch or shoot birds.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
Affix: mouth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.
Affix: bird
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To catch or shoot birds.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
Affix: mouth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.