Following is a diagram of the different types of morphemes.

A bound morpheme must be attached to another morpheme.
A lexical morpheme is also called a content morpheme and can usually be defined with a synonym.
A grammatical morpheme is defined by its grammatical function and usually does not have a synonym.
A derivational morpheme creates (derives) a new word.
An inflectional morpheme changes the form of a word.
Here are some of my favorite words from Wordlustitude that come from the creative combination and/or addition of morphemes:
buttlickee
dowhateverer
co-doofus
hoo-hoo-ectomy
diaper-tastrophe
buttmunchosaur
sasquatchtastic
slimeballitude
If you can't think of a word for something - create one.
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