Word: gillnets
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gill
nets
Definition: Plural of gillnet. A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
Morphemes:
Affix: gill
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.
Affix: net
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To form network or netting; to knit.
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.