Word: turnscrews
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
screws
Definition: Plural of turnscrew; a tool, manual or powered, used for driving screws
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tornāre
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to round off, turn in a lathe
Affix: screw
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scrōfa
Language: la
Decoded: scrofa
Meaning: female pig
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.