Word: lockjaws
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lock
jaws
Definition: Plural of lockjaw; an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Morphemes:
Affix: lock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
Affix: jaw
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
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.