Word: stakeouts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stake
outs
Definition: Plural of stakeout; surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
Morphemes:
Affix: stake
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pierce or wound with a stake.
Affix: out
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
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.