Word: gridlock
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: grid
lock
Definition: A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
Morphemes:
Affix: grid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
Affix: lock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.