Word: forestallments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fo
re
stall
ments
Definition: Plural of forestallment. The act or process of forestalling; a delay; hinderance; prevention; aversion.
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; ahead or in front of.
Affix: stall
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To forestall; to anticipate.
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).