Word: handsprings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hand
springs
Definition: Plural of handspring; an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
Morphemes:
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To seize; to lay hands on.
Affix: spring
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: springen
Language: enm
Decoded: springen
Meaning: to burst or flow forth, to sprout, to emerge, to happen, to become known, to sprinkle
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.