Word: waterboarding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wa
ter
boar
ding
Definition: A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
Morphemes:
Affix: water
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
Affix: -ing
Language: en
Meaning: gerund noun