Word: tinsnips
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tins
nips
Definition: A kind of snips resembling scissors.
Morphemes:
Affix: tin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
Affix: snip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: snippen
Language: nl
Decoded: snippen
Meaning: to snip; shred
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.