Word: shiphandling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ship
hand
ling
Definition: The art or work of maneuvering a ship.
Morphemes:
Affix: ship
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To embark on a ship.
Affix: handle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hand
Language: en
Decoded: hand
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of helping.
Affix: -le
Language: en
Decoded: -le
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.