Word: treadmill
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tread
mill
Definition: A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.
Morphemes:
Affix: tread
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To work a lever, treadle, etc., with the foot or the feet.
Affix: mill
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: molō
Language: la
Decoded: molo
Meaning: verb