Word: scouring
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scou
r
ing
Definition: Diarrhea.
Morphemes:
Affix: scour
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: prefix meaning ‘thoroughly’
Affix: cūra
Language: la
Decoded: cura
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Rearing, culture, care.
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.