Word: firebugs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
re
bugs
Definition: Plural of firebug; a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
Morphemes:
Affix: fire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
Affix: bug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bugge
Language: enm
Decoded: bugge
Meaning: scarecrow, hobgoblin
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.