Word: underhammers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
ha
mmers
Definition: Plural of underhammer. A firing mechanism where the hammer is mounted under the frame, behind the barrels, and forward of the trigger.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: hammer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of using a hammer to hit something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.