Word: patdowns
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pat
downs
Definition: Plural of patdown. An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: pat
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
Affix: down
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
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.