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Some examples of closed compound nouns are:

  • angelfish
  • bathtub
  • cornbread
  • downtown
  • earthenware
  • flagpole
  • gaslight
  • heartbeat
  • iceberg
  • jitterbug
  • keepsake
  • longbow
  • manhole
  • neighborhood
  • onionskin
  • pancake
  • quarterback
  • rosebud
  • sunbeam
  • townhouse
  • underdog
  • vanguard
  • watermelon
  • yearbook
  • zookeeper
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