Word: turnbuckles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
bu
ckles
Definition: Plural of turnbuckle; an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A single loop of a coil.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turnus
Language: la
Decoded: turnus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.
Affix: buckle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A distortion, bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bucca
Language: la
Decoded: bucca
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the soft part of the cheek puffed or filled out in speaking or eating
Affix: -ula
Language: la
Decoded: -ula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.