Word: pugmills
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pug
mills
Definition: Plural of pugmill; a machine in which clay or other materials are mixed into a plastic state or a similar machine for the trituration of ore
Morphemes:
Affix: pug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
Affix: mill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A machine for grinding and polishing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.