Word: centerpunch
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cen
ter
punch
Definition: A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
Morphemes:
Affix: center
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: centrum
Language: la
Decoded: centrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: center ; centre
Affix: punch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ponchonner
Language: fro
Decoded: ponchonner
Meaning: to punch