Word: whalebones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: whale
bones
Definition: Plural of whalebone; a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Morphemes:
Affix: whale
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hunt for whales.
Affix: bone
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put whalebone into.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.