Word: turnpiking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: turn
pi
king
Definition: Present participle of turnpike; gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pass behind or through an object.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turnus
Language: la
Decoded: turnus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.
Affix: pike
Language: en
Meaning: shaft
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.