Word: downcomer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
com
er
Definition: A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: down
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
Affix: come
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.