Word: diestocks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
e
stocks
Definition: Plural of diestock; a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
Morphemes:
Affix: die
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: datum
Language: la
Decoded: datum
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I adduce (e.g., a witness)
Affix: stock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The headstock of a lathe, drill, etc.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).