Word: backwaters
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
wa
ters
Definition: Third-person singular of backwater; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
Affix: water
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A body of water, almost always a river.
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