Word: crosstrees
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cros
strees
Definition: Plural of crosstree. A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up
Morphemes:
Affix: cross
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crux
Language: la
Decoded: crux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
Affix: tree
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Wood; timber.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.