Word: centreboards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cen
tre
boards
Definition: Plural of centreboard; a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
Morphemes:
Affix: centre
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of center; the middle of a military or naval formation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: centrum
Language: la
Decoded: centrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: center ; centre
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
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.