Word: forecastles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fore
ca
stles
Definition: Plural of forecastle; living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Positioned at or near the front
Affix: castle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: castrum
Language: la
Decoded: castrum
Meaning: camp, fort, citadel, stronghold
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.