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Compound Words
Compound words are formed by two distinct words. Examples include: newspaper, anybody, eyebrow.
3,798 Questions
What is a compound word with lamp?
Two such words are headlamp and lamplight. Additional words are lamppost and lampshade.
How is post office a compound word?
The word "post office" is a compound word. To be exact, it is an open compound.
Post and office are two different words with two different meanings. When they are put together, it forms a new word with a new meaning.
Post+Office= Post Office
Post: noun: a pole or stake set up as a support or marker.
Office: noun: a place, duty or job where one works and conducts a business and meetings.
Post Office: noun: A business that handles and deals with mail.
A compound word is a word that is composed of two or more separate words that are combined to make a new word.
Open compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and are separated by spaces.
Ex: credit card, swimming pool, ice cream, post office
Solid/Closed Compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and do not need to be separated.
Ex: mailbox, sunshine, bookmark, shoelace
Hyphenated compounds are formed when two or more words are put together and are separated using a hyphen.
Ex: mother-in-law, working-class, blue-collar, well-respected, out-of-bounds, long-term
Yes, "supervise" is a compound word made up of the prefix "super-" and the root word "vise."
No, a compound word is made up of two or more words.
The word 'day' is a valid word but 'holi' is not.
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If you consider the word's origins, as "holy day," then yes, it is a compound word.
What are compound words that contain y?
- airway
- anyone
- anything
- anytime
- anyway
- anywhere
- backyard
- blueberry
- brickyard
- butterfly
- carryout
- citywide
- countryside
- daybreak
- daycare
- daylight
- daytime
- driveway
- eyeball
- eyebrow
- eyelash
- fairyland
- fairytale
- graveyard
- hairdryer
- hairstyle
- hearsay
- keyhole
- keystone
- moneybags
- overlay
- overplay
- pageboy
- payday
- playhouse
- playmate
- ponytail
- strawberry
- storybook
- Sunday
- terrycloth
- underpay
- underplay
- walkway
- yearbook
- yearlong
What is compound word of side?
Some compound words containing side are: * backside * blindside * broadside * curbside * fireside * graveside * inside * lakeside * mountainside * onside * offside * outside * poolside * ringside * riverside * roadside * seaside * sidebar * sidecar * sidelight * sidelines * sideman * sideshow * sidewalk * sideways * underside * wayside
countryside, topside, bedside, dockside, hillside, upside
By technical definition, a compound word is a word made of a combination two smaller words. 'Were' is a word and 'wolf' is a word so putting the two smaller words together in 'werewolf' does, by definition, make it a compound word.
Which is a compound word playmate or playful?
Playmate is a compound word.
-ful in playful is a suffix.
A compound word is a word that is composed of two or more separate words that are combined to make a new word.
What compound words that contain up down and house?
Some compound words that contain the words "up," "down," and "house" are:
- Upside-downhouse: a type of architectural structure where the house appears to be upside down.
- Uptownhouse: a house located in a more fashionable or upscale district of a town or city.
- Downhouse: could refer to a house located downhill or a house that has lowered in value or status.
No, unpack is not a compound word because "un" is not a word a compound word is a word that has two words in it.
What word pairs up with the word guest?
House + guest, houseguest
Guest + book, guestbook
Guest + house, guesthouse
Guest + room, guestroom
