Word: dumbwaiters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dumb
wai
ters
Definition: Plural of dumbwaiter; a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
Morphemes:
Affix: dumb
Language: en
Meaning: unable to speak
Affix: wait
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
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.