Word: handlebar
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: han
dle
bar
Definition: The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle, usually used in the plural.
Morphemes:
Affix: handle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hand
Language: en
Decoded: hand
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of helping.
Affix: -le
Language: en
Decoded: -le
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: bar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The crossbar; a horizontal bar that goes across something
Etymology Compounds: Affix: barre
Language: fro
Decoded: barre
Meaning: beam, bar, gate, barrier