affixes

v. attach; add; combine

n. addition, attachment; syllable which changes a word's meaning (i.e. prefix or suffix)

An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a base morpheme such as a root or to a stem, to form a word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed.
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Noun
1. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
(hypernym) bound morpheme, bound form
(hyponym) prefix
(part-holonym) word
Verb
1. attach to; "affix the seal here"
(synonym) stick on
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) stamp
(cause) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
2. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
(synonym) append, add on, supplement
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) annex
(derivation) attachment, affixation
3. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem"
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) prefix
(derivation) affixation

n. affix, addition, attachment; (i.e. prefix or suffix) syllable which changes a word's meaning

n. affix, attachment