Word: crosshairs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cross
hairs
Definition: A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
Morphemes:
Affix: cross
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line drawn across or through another line.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crux
Language: la
Decoded: crux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
Affix: hair
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the word bearing the marker.