Word: turnbacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
backs
Definition: Plural of turnback. Part of a garment that is turned back.
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: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.