Examples of closed compound nouns include bedroom, haircut, toothbrush, and rainfall. These are formed by combining two separate words into a single word without any spaces or hyphens.
Some examples of closed compound nouns are:angelfishbathtubcornbreaddowntownearthenwareflagpolegaslightheartbeaticebergjitterbugkeepsakelongbowmanholeneighborhoodonionskinpancakequarterbackrosebudsunbeamtownhouseunderdogvanguardwatermelonyearbookzookeeper
Some examples of closed compound nouns are:arrowrootbaseballcardboarddeadbeatelderberryfireplacegoalposthouseboaticebergjumpsuitkeepsakelunchboxmeatloafnotebookoutsideportholequartermasterrooftopsoapsudstenderfootunderdogviewpointwarthogyearbookzooplankton
Examples of compound nouns for 'stream' are:downstreambloodstreammainstreammillstreamstreamlineupstream
Examples of combined compound nouns are:afterthoughtangelfishBaseballBasketballbathrobebathroombathtubbedroombedspreadbreakwaterbroomstickcartwheelcobwebcorncobcornflakesDisneylanddownstairsdrivewayearlobeseggplantfireflyfootballfootstoolgingerbreadgrapevinegrasshopperhairdoheadacheheartachehighlighthighwayhomeworkhouseholdinkwelljunkyardkeepsakelunchboxlunchroommarkdownmarshmallowmoonbeammousetrapnecktienoondaynotebookoarlockpancakespasswordphotographportholeportholepostcardpotholequarterbackraincoatroadwayrosebudshortcakessidewalkssoftballsomedaysouthpawspendthriftspokesmansweatshirtswimsuittoadstooltodaytoenailtoothpasteunderstandingunderwearunderworldvanguardwaterfallwatermelonwindmillworkshopyearbookzookeeper
The plural form of the compound noun policewoman is policewomen.Note: The nouns policewoman and policewomen are closed compound nouns.
Examples of compound nouns for the word 'shell' are:bombshellclam shelleggshellnutshellseashellshellfireshellfishshell shockedsoft-shelltortoiseshell
There are no compound nouns that include the word or. There are dozens of compound nouns that include the letter combination 'or', for example:cornmealforklifpassportpopcornseashore
Examples of compound nouns for the word 'place' are:fireplacemarketplaceplaceholderplace matplacementshowplace
The term 'separated noun' is used for the open spaced compound noun. There are three types of compound nouns, closed, hyphenated, and open spaced (separated). Examples: open spaced (separated): tennis shoe, front door, paint brush hyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-pack closed: bathtub, baseball, houseboat
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A compound noun is a word made up of two or more words to form a word with its own meaning. There are three types of compound nouns, closed (bathtub), hyphenated (fifty-five), and open (bus stop).A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing; a proper noun is always capitalized. Examples of compound proper nouns:Queen Elizabeth IIYellowstone (National Park)Coca-Cola
Compound nouns are either separate words (apple juice), or hyphenated words (brother-in-law), or one word (headmaster).