Word: stalemates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: stale
mates
Definition: Third-person singular of stalemate; subject to a stalemate
Morphemes:
Affix: stale
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stalemate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stale
Language: enm
Decoded: stale
Meaning: bird used as a decoy
Affix: mate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: clip of checkmate; a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs