Word: hoistways
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hoist
ways
Definition: Plural of hoistway; assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or decks of a building, vessel, or other structure
Morphemes:
Affix: hoist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
Affix: way
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
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.