Word: lightwells
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: light
wells
Definition: Plural of lightwell. An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.
Morphemes:
Affix: light
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A source of illumination.
Affix: well
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
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.