Word: hailstones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hail
stones
Definition: Plural of hailstone; small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
Morphemes:
Affix: hail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
Affix: stone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
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.