Word: crimebusting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: crime
bu
sting
Definition: The work of a crimebuster; the thwarting of criminal activity.
Morphemes:
Affix: crime
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The habit or practice of committing crimes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cernō
Language: la
Decoded: cerno
Meaning: sieve
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: bust
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.