Word: shinplasters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shin
pla
sters
Definition: Plural of shinplaster; paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
Morphemes:
Affix: shin
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.
Affix: plaster
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν-
Language: grc
Decoded: en-
Meaning: on
Affix: πλάσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: plasso
Meaning: to mold, form
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.