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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
3,798 Questions
Is nicely kept a compound word?
No, "nicely kept" is not a compound word. A compound word is basically two words joined together to make one word. For example "sometimes" being "some" and "times".
No.
A compound word is a word like moonlight, grasshopper, grandmother, they are made up of two words - moon and light for example.
Everybody, everyone are compound words.
No. Because compound words are two words that together, make a new word. For example, "backpack" can be split up into 2 words, "back" and "pack" alone, they are both words. also, "lifetime" "elsewhere" "grandmother"...
life-time,
else-where,
grand-mother
No because uni is not a word and corn is a word. So thats why unicorn isn't a compound word
Is 'caterpillar-like' one word?
Since there is a hyphen joining the two words to become a single adjective( The noun has features of a caterpillar), this is one word.
No it is two separate words, an adjective and an abstract noun.
Is windowpane a compound word?
It normally requires a hyphen: window-pane, but many hyphenated words are having their hyphens dropped, so in another 20 years it might be a genuine compound word.
Yes. The relationship godmother is similar in form to grandmother and stepmother.
No, princess doesn't have two words inside the one word.
