Word: locknuts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lock
nuts
Definition: Plural of locknut; supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
Morphemes:
Affix: lock
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fasten with a lock.
Affix: nut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts sense #2 were used for this purpose.)
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.