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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. For example, the word Living Room is formed after combining two separate words- “Living” and “Room”.
Compound words can be written in three ways: as open compounds (spelled as two words, e.g., ice cream), closed compounds (joined to form a single word, e.g., doorknob), or hyphenated compounds (two words joined by a hyphen, e.g., long-term).
Compound Words List
Here is a small list of different compound words.
| afternoon | grandchildren | scatterbrain |
| afterthought | grandfather | school day |
| airborne | grandmother | school year |
| airline | grandparent | screwdriver |
| airmail | grapefruit | seacoast |
| airplane | grassroots | seafood |
| airport | grasshopper | seagull |
| airtight | gridlock | seaport |
| anchorperson | groundwater | search engine |
| another | grownup | seashell |
| anybody | haircut | seaside |
| anyone | hamburger | seaweed |
| anyplace | handcuff | seesaw |
| anything | handlebar | self-concept |
| anytime | handshake | self-service |
| anyway | hanky-panky | shipwreck |
| anywhere | haystack | shoelace |
| applesauce | headache | shortstop |
| audiotape | headlight | showdown |
| awestruck | headquarters | showoff |
| backache | headset | showroom |
| backboard | heart attack | shrink-wrap |
| backbone | heartwarming | sidewalk |
| backbreaking | heat lightning | silverware |
| backfire | health care | single-minded |
| background | help desk | sister-in-law |
| backlash | herringbone | skateboard |
| backpack | herself | skyscraper |
| backup | high school | sleeping bag |
| backyard | high-tech | snowball |
| ballpark | highway | snowfall |
| ballroom | hilltop | snowflake |
| barefoot | himself | Snowman |
| baseball | hockey puck | snowplow |
| basketball | ho-hum | snowshoe |
| bathroom | home page | snowstorm |
| bathtub | homemade | softball |
| bedrock | homeowner | somebody |
| bedroom | homesick | someday |
| bedspread | homework | somehow |
| beforehand | hot dog | someone |
| benchmark | however | someplace |
| birdhouse | hush-hush | something |