Word: groundstrokes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ground
strokes
Definition: Plural of groundstroke. A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.
Morphemes:
Affix: ground
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
Affix: stroke
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).