Compound (linguistics)

Compound words are words that add together to make a new word, like the word side and walk, to make sidewalk. These words often develop over time. They can start as two words joined with a hyphen, and then become a compound word. There are three types of compound words; closed, hyphenated and open. A closed compound word is joined into one word like keyboard or makeup. A hyphenated word is two words joined with a hyphen like mother-in-law. Open compound words are words which are used together like police station, or fire engine.

Common compound words
This is a list with some common compound words.
 airplane
 armchair
 backpack
 baseball
 basketball
 bedroom
 birdhouse
 bookshelf
 butterfly
 candy cane
 cardboard
 chopstick
 cowboy
 cupboard
 cupcake
 doghouse
 doorbell
 dragonfly
 drumstick
 firefighter
 firefly
 fireplace
 fireworks
 fishbowl
 football
 footprint
 greenhouse
 hairbrush
 hairpin
 handbag
 headaches
 headphones
 hotdog
 ice cream
 jellyfish
 jump rope
 jumpsuit
 keyboard
 keyhole
 ladybug
 lighthouse
 lipstick
 mailbox
 meatball
 milkshake
 moonshine
 necklace
 newspaper
 nightmare
 notebook
 pancake
 peanut
 peanut butter
 peppermint
 pineapple
 pine cone
 playground
 popcorn
 rainbow
 raincoat
 sandbox
 scarecrow
 screwdriver
 seahorse
 shoebox
 shoehorn
 snowball
 snowman
 spaceship
 starfish
 strawberry
 sunflower
 sunglasses
 sunscreen
 tablecloth
 teapot
 toothache
 toothbrush
 toothpaste
 toothpick
 turtleneck
 waterfall
 watermelon
 wheelchair

References

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