Word: mortarboards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mor
tar
boards
Definition: Plural of mortarboard; a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
Morphemes:
Affix: mortar
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mortārium
Language: la
Decoded: mortarium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: mortar (used with a pestle)
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover with boards or boarding.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).