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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
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Can you give an example of closed form compound noun?
Some examples of closed compound nouns are:
- arrowroot
- baseball
- cardboard
- deadbeat
- elderberry
- fireplace
- goalpost
- houseboat
- iceberg
- jumpsuit
- keepsake
- lunchbox
- meatloaf
- notebook
- outside
- porthole
- quartermaster
- rooftop
- soapsuds
- tenderfoot
- underdog
- viewpoint
- warthog
- yearbook
- zooplankton
What are classification of compound nouns?
A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words merged into one word with a meaning of its own. There are three types of compound nouns:
open spaced: tennis shoe, front door, paint brush
hyphenated: mother-in-law, fifty-five, six-pack
closed: bathtub, baseball, houseboat, cheesecake
No. One word 'BACKFLIP', although most auto-correctors will dis-agree. ;)
Is step aerobics a compound noun?
Yes, 'step aerobics' is a compound noun; a word made up of two or more words with a meaning of its own.
Is summertime a compound noun?
Yes, the word summertime is a compound noun; a word made up of the noun 'summer' and the noun 'time' forming a noun with its own meaning. Example sentence:
The summertime went by quickly.
No it is not. The word 'invisible' is only a word with a suffix ('in').
Is a shortcircut a compound noun?
Yes, the noun short circuit (or short-circuit) is a compound noun; an open spaced or hyphenated compound noun (both are accepted).
What are some compound words with head?
- headband
- headache
- towhead
- behead
- godhead
- headlock
- headline
- headmaster
- deadhead
- warhead
- airhead
- bedhead
- headcount
- headnote
- hothead
- headliner
- blockhead
- blackhead
- hammerhead
- bullhead
- redhead
- forehead
- masthead
- wellhead
- headset
- bonehead
- whitehead
- pinhead
- headlight
- forehead
- headphones
- headcase
- headstrong
- headpin
- headlong
- headstrong
- headman
- axehead
- arrowhead
- headbanger
- headboard
- headcheese
- headbutt
- headgear
- headwaiters
- headword
- headstone
- beachhead
- figurehead
- headrest
- headcase
- headmistress
- crackhead
- bulkhead
- headstock
- headscarf
- headstall
- headpiece
- headway
- headship
- headlong
- headroom
- knucklehead
- headlight
- fathead
- blockhead
- blackhead
- whitehead
- headlong
No. Restart is not. You may think this but 'Re' is not a word it's a prefix
