Word: drawplates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: draw
plates
Definition: Plural of drawplate; type of die consisting of a hardened steel plate with one or more holes through which wire is drawn to make it thinner
Morphemes:
Affix: draw
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc.
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plata
Language: la
Decoded: plata
Meaning: silver
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).