Word: impression
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: im
pres
sion
Definition: To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
Morphemes:
Affix: impress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in
Language: la
Decoded: in
Meaning: in, upon
Affix: premere
Language: la
Decoded: premere
Meaning: to press
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.