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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.

1. airplane
2. armchair
3. backpack
4. baseball
5. basketball
6. bedroom
7. birdhouse
8. bookshelf
9. butterfly
10. candy cane
11. cardboard
12. chopstick
13. cowboy
14. cupboard
15. cupcake
16. doghouse
17. doorbell
18. dragonfly
19. drumstick
20. firefighter
21. firefly
22. fireplace
23. fireworks
24. fishbowl
25. football
26. footprint
27. greenhouse
28. hairbrush
29. hairpin
30. handbag
31. headaches
32. headphones
33. hotdog
34. ice cream
35. jellyfish
36. jump rope
37. jumpsuit
38. keyboard
39. keyhole
40. ladybug
41. lighthouse
42. lipstick
43. mailbox
44. meatball
45. milkshake
46. moonshine
47. necklace
48. newspaper
49. nightmare
50. notebook
51. pancake
52. peanut
53. peanut butter
54. peppermint
55. pineapple
56. pine cone
57. playground
58. popcorn
59. rainbow
60. raincoat
61. sandbox
62. scarecrow
63. screwdriver
64. seahorse
65. shoebox
66. shoehorn
67. snowball
68. snowman
69. spaceship
70. starfish
71. strawberry
72. sunflower
73. sunglasses
74. sunscreen
75. tablecloth
76. teapot
77. toothache
78. toothbrush
79. toothpaste
80. toothpick
81. turtleneck
82. waterfall
83. watermelon
84. wheelchair