Word: underplates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
plates
Definition: Plural of underplate. To act as an underplate.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: broad, flat, wide
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.