Word: sternways
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stern
ways
Definition: Plural of sternway. A backwards motion of a vessel.
Morphemes:
Affix: stern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Affix: way
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
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.