Word: undertow
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
tow
Definition: A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: tow
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, such as a barge, that is towed.