Word: downhauls
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: down
hauls
Definition: Plural of downhaul. Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: haul
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: haler
Language: fro
Decoded: haler
Meaning: to haul, pull
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).