Word: bowsprits
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bows
prits
Definition: Plural of bowsprit; a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
Morphemes:
Affix: bowsprit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: boch
Language: gml
Decoded: boch
Meaning: bow of a ship
Affix: spret
Language: gml
Decoded: spret
Meaning: pole
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.