Word: explosives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xplo
sives
Definition: Plural of explosive; a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Morphemes:
Affix: explode
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: plaudere
Language: la
Decoded: plaudere
Meaning: to clap; to applaud
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).