Word: turnkeys
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: turn
keys
Definition: Third-person singular of turnkey; someone who guards prisoners
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tornāre
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to round off, turn in a lathe
Affix: key
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fit (a lock) with a key.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs