Word: ballasts
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ba
llasts
Definition: Third-person singular of ballast; an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Morphemes:
Affix: ballast
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bar
Language: enm
Decoded: bar
Meaning: bare
Affix: last
Language: enm
Decoded: last
Meaning: load
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs