Word: overboiled
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
boiled
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of overboil; overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: boil
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cook in boiling water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bullīre
Language: la
Decoded: bullire
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I boil
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.