Word: shovelbums
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sho
vel
bums
Definition: Plural of shovelbum. A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
Morphemes:
Affix: shove
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rough push.
Affix: -el
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -el
Language: fro
Decoded: -el
Meaning: diminutive suffix
Affix: bum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bumbailiff. A bound bailiff.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.