Word: undertows
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
tows
Definition: Plural of undertow; the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: tow
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
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.