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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
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No, it is not. A compound noun is a combination of a noun and another word, whether it be a noun (e.g. football), a verb (e.g. breakwater), an adjective (e.g. blackboard), or a preposition (e.g. underworld).
What insects have names made from compound words?
Several:
Blowfly
Horsefly
Housefly
Hoverfly
YellowJacket
etc.
Also: Ladybug, grasshopper, butterfly, firefly, & bedbug
Wilderness is not a compound word because "wilder" (sounding like will-dur,) and ness are not words. Therefore, wilderness is not a compound word!
Yes Housefly is a compound word because its two words made to a word.
where does the fly it lives in a house.
house + fly = Housefly
so housefly is a compound word
Yes it is. It has the words "live" and "stock" or the words "lives" and "tock".
What is a compound word for feathers?
- birdseed
- birdbath
- birdcage
- blackbird
- bluebird
- birdbrain
- birdhouse
- redbird
- gaolbird
- jailbird
- lyrebird
- whirlybird
foot ball
footnote
footman
footlocker
footloose
footrace
footwear
footsore
footwork
footplate
footstool
footprint
foothills
barefoot
clubfoot
flatfooted
tenderfoot
footpath
Is rattlesnake a compound word?
yes because you can separate it and form rattle and snake which forms two different words and meanings and when put together rattlesnake has a different meaning from the other two words so far it is a compound word
What is a compound word for birds private and bulls?
bulldog
bulldoser sorry check in a book to spell bulldoser corect
What vegetable names are compound words?
mushroom
butternut squash
strawberry
blueberry
blackberry
peanut
pineapple
honeydew melon
grapefruit
starfruit
What is a compound word with the word life in it?
'Lifestyle' is one such word.
lifelike
lifeline
lifesaver
lifelong
lifesaving
lifetime
Some compound words for 'grape' are:
- concord grape
- grapefruit
- grape jelly
- grape juice
- grape vine
- green grape
- red grape
- seedless grape
- sour grapes
- white grape
- wine grape
No, even though it happens to have "car" and "nation" in it.
