Learn list of 110+ Common Compound Nouns in English with picture and examples.
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Ways To Form a Compound Noun
Compound nouns are nouns that are made with two or more words. Here are 08 ways to form a compound noun in English.
- Noun + Noun: girlfriend, greenhouse, football, grandmother, homework, teacup, friendship, etc.
- Noun + Verb: heartbeat, sunrise, raindrop, handmade, haircut, etc.
- Adjective + Noun: blackboard, greenhouse, highway, etc.
- Adverb + Noun: online, overdue, overdose, outside, outdoor, etc.
- Verb + Noun: washing machine, swimming pool, etc.
- Adverb + Verb: output, intake, etc.
- Verb + Adverb : takeover, etc.
- Adverb + Noun: upstairs, downstairs, etc.
List of Compound Nouns in English
- Anymore
- Anyplace
- Anything
- Anywhere
- Airline
- Airport
- Aircraft
- Armchair
- Boyfriend
- Battlefield
- Background
- Basketball
- Battleship
- Backache
- Birthday
- Blackboard
- Bookshelf
- Bookworm
- Booklet
- Breakfast
- Brainstorm
- Briefcase
- Butterfly
- Countdown
- Comeback
- Carpet
- Cowboy
- Cupboard
- Chopstick
- Classmate
- Daredevil
- Dishwasher
- Dishwater
- Doorstop
- Doorway
- Daydream
- Dragonfly
- Everybody
- Everything
- Earrings
- Eyeglasses
- Eyeball
- Evergreen
- Everybody
- Everyday
- Fingerprint
- Fireworks
- Football
- Footprint
- Forecast
- Friendship
- Gentleman
- Goldfish
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Grasshopper
- Greenhouse
- Hallway
- Handcuff
- Haircut
- Headache
- Heartbeat
- Handmade
- Highway
- Homework
- Horsefly
- Houseboat
- Inside
- Ladybug
- Landlady
- Leadership
- Lighthouse
- Lifespan
- Moonlight
- Myself
- Notebook
- Newspaper
- Nobody
- Onset
- Outside
- Overboard
- Overdose
- Overdue
- Pancake
- Partnership
- Photocopy
- Policeman
- Popcorn
- Postman
- Railway
- Rainbow
- Raindrops
- Raincoat
- Rattlesnake
- Ringworm
- Sandbags
- Seafood
- Seashore
- Skateboard
- Skyscraper
- Sandcastle
- Snowboard
- Southeast
- Starlight
- Strawberry
- Sunlight
- Sunshine
- Teardrop
- Teacup
- Teapot
- Thunderstorm
- Timetable
- Toolbox
- Waterproof
- Wardrobe
- Weekend
- Yourself
Examples of Compound Nouns | Image
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