Word: chinrests
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chin
rests
Definition: Plural of chinrest. A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.
Morphemes:
Affix: chin
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.
Affix: rest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: stō
Language: la
Decoded: sto
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.