Word: turnstiles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
stiles
Definition: Plural of turnstile; a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tornāre
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to round off, turn in a lathe
Affix: sty
Language: en
Meaning: to ascend, climb
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.