Word: overburdens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
bur
dens
Definition: Plural of overburden; the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: surrounding or covering
Affix: burden
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bordon
Language: fro
Decoded: bordon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a sort of musical instrument
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.