Word: backscarps
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
scarps
Definition: Plural of backscarp. The scarp formed by a landslide, located at the rearmost (highest) point. The extent of a landslide runs from backscarp to toe.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
Affix: scarp
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
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.