Word: turnkeys
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
keys
Definition: Plural of turnkey; someone who guards prisoners
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turnus
Language: la
Decoded: turnus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.
Affix: key
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fit (a lock) with a key.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.