Word: sluiceways
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sluice
ways
Definition: Plural of sluiceway; conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
Morphemes:
Affix: sluice
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: exclūsus
Language: la
Decoded: exclusus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: prevented
Affix: way
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
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.