Word: tenterhook
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ten
ter
hook
Definition: One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
Morphemes:
Affix: tenter
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stretch cloth on such a framework.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tentorium
Language: la
Decoded: tentorium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tent
Affix: hook
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To attach a hook to.