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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
3,798 Questions
What compound word ends with ball?
- basketball
- baseball
- blackball
- butterball
- dirtball
- eyeball
- football
- meatball
- snowball
- spitball
- fireball
- goofball
- gumball
- highball
- volleyball
What are 5 compound words that include the word back?
- backboard
- backdrop
- backfield
- backfire
- backhand
- backhoe
- background
- backlash
- backpack
- backpedal
- backroom
- backside
- backslash
- backslide
- backstop
- backtalk
- backtrack
- backup
- backwash
- backyard
- bareback
- buyback
- callback
- comeback
- diamondback
- feedback
- flashback
- fullback
- halfback
- hardback
- hatchback
- horseback
- humpback
- giveback
- greenback
- kickback
- outback
- paperback
- payback
- playback
- pullback
- quarterback
- razorback
- stickleback
- rollback
- setback
- slingback
- tieback
- throwback
Yes, wood saw is a compound word because it is composed with the words wood+ saw.
What are compound words that have men in them?
- airmen
- bellmen
- binmen
- boatmen
- bogymen
- bondsmen
- bowmen
- cameramen
- cavalrymen
- cattlemen
- cavemen
- chairmen
- chessmen
- churchmen
- clansmen
- clergymen
- countermen
- congressmen
- countrymen
- crewmen
- dairymen
- doormen
- firemen
- fishermen
- ferrymen
- footmen
- foremen
- frontiersmen
- funnymen
- gamesmen
- gentlemen
- groomsmen
- guardsmen
- gunmen
- henchmen
- horsemen
- journeymen
- linemen
- menswear
- milkmen
- musclemen
- noblemen
- policemen
- postmen
- riflemen
- salesmen
- seamen
- sidemen
- snowmen
- spacemen
- sportsmen
- stuntmen
- townsmen
- trainmen
- woodsmen
- workmen
Yes, sixteen is a compound word.
Compound words are formed when two or more different words are put together to form a whole new word with a new meaning.
Six: noun: a number in a set or series.
Teen: a teenage person.
Sixteen: noun: a person who is the age of sixteen.
Is tree house a compound word?
Tree house is not a compound word.
However, two online dictionaries and Scrabble dictionaries now recognize the compound form treehouse.
What is used to join compound words and numbers?
A hyphen is used to separate the words and numbers.
Ex: two-headed lizard, three-layered cake, four-bedroom house, five-minute workout
What is three ways a compound word may be written?
The three ways are:
1. open examples: light bulb, high school, golf ball, candy cane
2. closed examples: mailbox, backdrop, highway
3. hyphenated examples: able-bodied, fact-finding, hand-picked
