Word: checkstrings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: check
strings
Definition: Plural of checkstring. A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
Morphemes:
Affix: check
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To mark with a check pattern.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: eschequier
Language: fro
Decoded: eschequier
PoS: Noun
Meaning: exchequer
Affix: string
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.