Word: catchwork
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: catch
work
Definition: A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
Morphemes:
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To germinate and set down roots.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs.
Affix: work
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.