Word: centerboards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cen
ter
boards
Definition: Plural of centerboard; a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
Morphemes:
Affix: center
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: centrum
Language: la
Decoded: centrum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: center ; centre
Affix: board
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.
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.