Word: slips
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: slips
Definition: the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
Morphemes:
Affix: slip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
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.