Word: backstops
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
stops
Definition: Third-person singular of backstop; act as a backstop
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
Affix: s-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: secondary form
Affix: top
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover on the top or with a top.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs