Word: forward
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
ward
Definition: One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
Morphemes:
Affix: fore
Language: en
PoS: Interjection
Meaning: An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look; the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.