Word: tinderboxes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tin
der
bo
xes
Definition: Plural of tinderbox; a box for holding tinder
Morphemes:
Affix: tinder
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for signal box
Etymology Compounds: Affix: buxus
Language: la
Decoded: buxus
Meaning: box tree; thing made from boxwood
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns