Word: stickshift
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stick
shift
Definition: A car with a manual transmission.
Morphemes:
Affix: stick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stikke
Language: enm
Decoded: stikke
Meaning: stick, rod, twig
Affix: shift
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.