Word: spitballs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spit
balls
Definition: Plural of spitball; an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Morphemes:
Affix: spit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.