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1000 Examples of compound words Pdf!
What are Compound Words?
Compound words are formed when two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning. i.e sun + Flower = sunflower etc.
What are the 3 types of compound words?
Three Types of compound words are:
- Open Compound Words (sunflower)
- Close Compound Words (fireboat)
- Hyphenated Compound Words (mother-in-law)
1000 Examples of Compound Words
Here is 1000 examples of Compound Words in English:
- Aboveboard
- forklift
- nearby
- backhand
- bedrock
- sundown
- takeover
- crossover
- hookup
- highball
- backbone
- jellybean
- stockroom
- bedclothes
- takeover
- backdrop
- infuse
- streetcar
- backhand
- sunfish
- headdress
- moonshine
- eyewitness
- backdrop
- stoplight
- backbreaker
- stonewall
- backlash
- headlight
- sunflower
- backlash
- sunglasses
- backlog
- sunroof
- haircut
- alongside
- forgive
- stagehand
- infuse
- racquetball
- inset
- fishtail
- anytime
- firehouse
- standoff
- horsehair
- anyplace
- footlights
- standby
- armpit
- stepson
- daybook
- daisywheel
- babysitter
- stickup
- armchair
- standpipe
- eardrop
- backlog
- superfine
- jellyfish
- cardboard
- turnoff
- fireball
- foothold
- bookseller
- telltale
- pinup
- backside
- longhouse
- superstructure
- slapstick
- bookshelf
- telltale
- brainwash
- tenderfoot
- bankroll
- tailbone
- basketball
- rawhide
- tailgate
- baseball
- tailcoat
- himself
- dishwater
- sisterhood
- bedbug
- taillike
- meadowland
- inland
- bedroll
- forefinger
- tapeworm
- forearm
- pawnshop
- eyewitness
- keystroke
- fruitcup
- sixfold
- limestone
- daybreak
- housekeeper
- riverbanks
- dishcloth
- showplace
- duckpin
- pancake
- overshoes
- popcorn
- rainfall
- sandbox
- earring
- overflow
- daylight
- duckpin
- eyeglasses
- parkway
- lifelong
- grandaunt
- hamstring
- shortcake
- daydream
- bedroom
- pinpoint
- taproom
- bellboy
- taproot
- sharecropper
- dishpan
- crosscut
- haircut
- inpatient
- skintight
- heirloom
- highball
- keyway
- blueberry
- target
- redcoat
- setback
- sandlot
- earthworm
- inroad
- sidewalk
- pinwheel
- payload
- snakeskin
- honeymoon
- bluegrass
- fishnet
- teacup
- layoff
- cardsharp
- underbid
- postcard
- rawboned
- skylight
- bluefish
- footrest
- taxpayer
- jackpot
- landward
- pacemaker
- keyword
- layover
- railroad
- eyelid
- eyelash
- eyesight
- forestland
- henchman
- scapegoat
- onetime
- eggshell
- footnote
- afterlife
- fisheye
- soapstone
- playback
- lifeboat
- airmen
- nightfall
- somewhat
- highland
- hometown
- nutcracker
- airmen
- soundproof
- airlift
- fishbowl
- someone
- helpmeet
- foreclose
- income
- graveyard
Must Learn: List of Academic Words
- cornstalk
- waterline
- caretaker
- upcoming
- fireproof
- slowdown
- bookbinder
- grasshopper
- teaspoon
- bluegrass
- fortnight
- teamwork
- bodywork
- teapot
- boldface
- teardrop
- foreleg
- aircraft
- foresee
- softball
- layman
- redcoat
- housework
- firebomb
- firebox
- fireboat
- patchwork
- daytime
- highchair
- hereabout
- redhead
- bookkeeper
- shipload
- teaspoon
- rainbow
- sharpshooter
- repairman
- sideshow
- housework
- newsletter
- lifelike
- earthward
- jetport
- jawbreaker
- nobody
- overboard
- lifeguard
- jailbird
- noisemaker
- keynote
- commonplace
- newfound
- warlord
- pickup
- commonplace
- wallpaper
- backstop
- landslide
- tadpole
- longhorn
- horseshoe
- schoolbus
- carwash
- uptown
- comedown
- overcoat
- wallflower
- passport
- inhale
- mainland
- comeback
- longhand
- wallboard
- highway
- airport
- password
- soybean
- larkspur
- carhop
- inkwell
- uppercase
- inchworm
- courtyard
- reddish
- without
- inside
- sidecar
- counterpart
- passkey
- wheelchair
- silversmith
- counterpane
- wayside
- courtroom
- whitefish
- dairymaid
- pinup
- passbook
- carload
- forever
- upstage
- carpetbagger
- ideal
- upstanding
- meantime
- carpool
- fishpond
- upstate
- background
- Sunday
- footlocker
- buttercup
- jobholder
- tenfold
- foresight
- glassmaking
- crossword
- airship
- Lapland
- spacewalk
- carrack
- gearshift
- upswing
- carryall
- upswing
- carsick
- pasteboard
- uptime
- playhouse
- playthings
- fatherland
- dogwood
- doorstop
- ironwork
- driveway
- passport
- crossbow
- indoors
- Jackson
- raindrop
- headline
- infusion
- henpeck
- showoff
- crossbreed
- firearm
- helpmate
- countdown
- waxwork
- henceforth
- sidekick
- eyeballs
- matchbox
- skylark
- keyboard
- shopkeeper
- gumball
- moonlight
- schoolwork
- lifeblood
- railroad
- skateboard
- setoff
- notebook
- inmate
- layout
- handball
- afternoon
- moonscape
- soapstone
- ponytail
- keystroke
- pinstripe
- elsewhere
- hedgehop
- newsroom
- egghead
- eardrop
- carfare
- forehead
- upmarket
- crewcut
- woodshop
- careworn
- upload
- passbook
- herself
- playground
- scarecrow
- redcap
- crosswalk
- railway
- schoolroom
- railway
- daytime
- honeybee
- ratline
- itself
- hamburger
- pawnbroker
- fisherman
- forestland
- allspice
- grandparent
- speedboat
- backspin
- newscaster
- tabletop
- newsbreak
- cottonmouth
- moonstone
- waterworks
- carefree
- upbeat
- newsworthy
- Afterglow
- foothill
- snowbird
- northeast
- leapfrog
- footprints
- riverbanks
- handbook
- cabdriver
- lawsuit
- timetable
- dishwasher
- butterscotch
- throwback
- Grandparent
- butterflies
Must Learn: 1000 Most Used English Words List
- forget
- textbook
- moonbeam
- sixfold
- sailboat
- indoors
- lifesaver
- oneself
- lapwing
- bypass
- crossover
- thunderstorm
- Buttermilk
- moreover
- themselves
- butternut
- throwaway
- cardboard
- toolbox
- inflow
- mothball
- coffeemaker
- walkways
- cheesecake
- lawsuit
- walkout
- handgun
- fishhook
- pathway
- motorcycle
- friendship
- headhunter
- housetop
- goodbye
- forehand
- moonstone
- cattail
- upturn
- jellybean
- caveman
- waistcoat
- goodnight
- shotgun
- payroll
- airplane
- southeast
- horsefly
- airport
- southwest
- graveyard
- candlestick
- football
- today
- candid
- timetable
- caretaker
- uplink
- forefather
- intake
- inkblot
- newsdealer
- fireflies
- firecracker
- newscaster
- firebreak
- keystone
- crosstown
- foresight
- snowball
- backslap
- motherhood
- tablespoon
Infographics (List of Compound Words)
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