Word: cutbanks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cut
banks
Definition: Plural of cutbank. The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
Morphemes:
Affix: cut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The result of cutting.
Affix: bank
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: banc
Language: fr
Decoded: banc
PoS: Noun
Meaning: bank, shoal, school (of fish)
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.