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
Here are examples for each type of compound nouns:COMBINED/CLOSED FORMfireflyblackberrycongressmanbutterflyredheadkeyboardblackheadblackboardbackyardflashlightfootballhairsplitHYPHENATED FORMmayor- electpro- laborpasser- bycourt- martialgrant- in - aidattorney- at- lawgo- betweenmother- in- lawjack- in- the- boxsergeant- at- armsmaster- at- armsSEPARATED/ OPEN FORMpost officeexecutive chefroad maproad runnersewing machinehigh schoolmajor generalvice presidentlieutenant colonelblood pressureblue moonlight yearnotary publicfree zonesecond cousinhalf brotherstate tournamentreal estatemajor general
Compound nouns for the noun thunder are:thunderstormthunderboltthunderclapthundercloud
Examples of compound nouns for the word 'place' are:fireplacemarketplaceplaceholderplace matplacementshowplace
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
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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