Word: leathernecks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: le
ather
necks
Definition: Plural of leatherneck; a member of the United States Marine Corps
Morphemes:
Affix: leather
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Affix: neck
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
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.