Word: hoistrooms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hoi
st
rooms
Definition: Plural of hoistroom. A space at the top of a mineshaft that holds the elevator to lift humans and equipment using a pulley and cable.
Morphemes:
Affix: hoist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of hoisting; a lift.
Affix: room
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.