Word: bombardment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bom
bard
ment
Definition: the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
Morphemes:
Affix: bombard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bombardment; the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bombarde
Language: fr
Decoded: bombarde
PoS: Noun
Meaning: bombard; a medieval primitive cannon used chiefly in sieges for firing heavy stone balls at fortifications.
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.