Compound Words

Definition Of Compound Word:

Forming Compound Words : A compound is a unit consisting of two or more base words. Compound words are, for the most part, nouns, adjectives and verbs.

There are different types of compound words in English.

Some Important Compound Words Using (NOUN + VERB)

Noun And Verb List

Noun	Verb	Compound Word
snow	drop	snow drop
air	dash	air dash
tongue	slip	tongue slip
book	mark	book mark
time	line	timeline
monthly	pay	monthlypay
sun	set	sunset
show	show	showshow
lay	break	laybreak
tooth	ache	toothache
tie	knot	tieknot
root	cause	rootcause
head	line	headline
ear	mark	earmark
brow	beat	browbeat
type	write	typewrite
back	bite	backbite
way	lay	waylay
bus	stop	busstop
cloud	burst	cloud burst
bee	sting	bee sting
hand	shake	hand shake
house	arrest	house arrest
earth	quake	earth quake
head	ache	head ache
moon	lit	moonlit
blood	shed	blood shed
telephone	call	telephone call

Some Important Compound Words Using (NOUN + GERUND)

Noun And Gerund List

Noun	Gerund	Compound Word
cat	walking	cat walking
air	blowing	air blowing
white	washing	white washing
time	consuming	time consuming
account	checking	account checking
time	serving	time serving
ear	piercing	ear piercing
heart	rending	heart rending
English	training	English training
book	binding	book-binding
day	dreaming	day dreaming
bread	baking	bread baking
heart	bleading	heart bleading
account	checking	account checking
test	driving	test driving
mind	reading	mind reading
snow	skidding	snow skidding
mountain	trekking	mountain trekking
cross	heading	cross heading
slow	cycling	slow cycling
thought	provoking	thought provoking
bird	provoking	bird watching
eve	teasing	eve teasing
freedom	loving	freedom loving
house	cleaning	house cleaning

Some Important Compound Words Using (GERUND + NOUN)

Gerund And Noun List

Gerund	Noun	Compound Word
sleeping	room	sleepingroom
sitting	bench	sittingbench
resting	room	restingroom
waiting	hall	waitinghall
cooking	gas	cookinggas
learning	material	learningmaterial
driving	school	drivingschool
fishing	net	fishingnet
starring	hero	starring hero
glittering	jewels	glittering jewels
visiting	card	visiting card
waiting	list	waiting list
helping	hand	helping hand
peeping	Tom	peeping Tom
blotting	paper	blotting paper
living	room	living room
cleaning	lady	cleaning lady
spinning	wheel	spinning wheel
steering	wheel	steering wheel
swimming	pool	swimming pool
washing	machine	washing machine
drinking	water	drinking water
sleeping	pill	sleeping pill
working	day	working day
writing	desk	writingdesk
drawing	room	drawingroom
tooking	glass	tookingglass
stepping	stone	steppingstone
blotting	paper	blottingpaper
writing	desk	writingdesk
passing	cloud	passingcloud
spelling	book	spellingbook

Some Important Compound Words Using (NOUN + NOUN)

Noun And Noun List

Noun	Noun	Compound Word
tax	payer	taxpayer
head	teacher	headteacher
money	market	moneymarket
time	table	timetable
picture	book	picturebook
field	glasses	fieldglasses
engine	driver	enginedriver
crime	novel	crimenovel
black	board	blackboard
cell	phone	cellphone
blue	whale	bluewhale
rail	road	railroad
servant	maid	servantmaid
cricket	ball	cricketball
garden	flowers	gardenflowers
family	business	familybusiness
post	card	postcard
air	ticket	airticket
hand	bag	handbag
sun	light	sunlight

Some Important Compound Words Using (NOUN + ADJECTIVE)

Noun And Adjective List

Noun	Adjective	Compound Word
force	full	forcefull
care	full	carefull
bad	tempered	badtempered
beauty	full	beautyfull
down	ward	downward
grate	full	gratefull
harm	less	harmless
black	gold	blackgold
silk	soft	silksoft
milk	white	milkwhite
dead	slow	deadslow
mercy	less	mercyless
picture	perfect	pictureperfect
snow	white	snowwhite
home	sick	homesick
honey	sweet	honeysweet
age	less	ageless
accident	prone	accidentprone
round	about	roundabout
red	hot	redhot

Some Important Compound Words Using (PREPOSITION + NOUN)

Preposition And Noun List

Preposition	Noun	Compound Word
over	bridge	overbridge
in	box	inbox
off	day	offday
by	line	by line
under	class	underclass
out	law	outlaw
fore	thought	forethought
fore	sight	foresight
over	coat	overcoat
off	spring	offspring
after	noon	afternoon
by	path	bypath
in	mate	inmate
down	fall	downfall
in	side	inside
middle	man	middleman
down	hill	downhill
up	land	upland
top	hat	tophat

Other Compound Words

good (adj) + for (prep) + anything (n)	good for nothing
fall (adj) + from (prep) + grace (n)	fall from grace
dance (adj) + upon (prep) + nothing (n)	dance upon nothing
experience (v) + of (prep) + meeting (n)	experience of meeting
food (n) + for (prep) + thought (n)	food for thought
short (adj) + range (verb)	shortrange
lang (adj) + awaited (v)	longawaited
well (adj) + kept (v)	well kept
free (adj) + born(v)	freeborn
under (adj) + fed (v)	underfed
free (adj) + fall(v)	freefall
tell (v) + tale(n)	telltale

Compound Word Using in Sentences:

Even a straight walking stick has a crooked end

As the family lost the sole bread winner, they were shocked

The water table in Amazan river basin has gone down

The time table for the examination will be announced next week

The new boss overhauled the existing pattern of work

I over heard some abusive remarks but ignored them

You can overcome any challenge in life if you have hope

The earth quake shook the whole of Asia

My school is at a stone’s throw from my home

I hate blood shed even for a holy sacrifice

Food ball lovers often end up in violence

There are many flower plants in my kitchen garden

Tape recorders have become obsolete after the advent of DVD players

Black boards still dominate class room teachin in India

Gandhi’s birth place has become a holy spot now.

A woman is a gateway of souls

Eye sight is God’s gift to us

Drive slowly since your car has air brake

Eve teasing is an offence

Don’t be a devil behind the steering wheel

Education is every one’s brith right in England

Child marriage is an offence

Child-windowhood is a cruel thing

Now a days educated women do not have inferiority complex

Learning is a life-long journey

Education can elevate a low-born child to the highest office in the world

The air-crew was disturbed by a strange signal in the radar

A bird flew overhead

The air-rids did not deter the Japanese from doing their routine work

As the engine driver received all clear signal, he started the train

If wather conditions are conducive, Paris will get more rains

Real estate business is picking up even in small towns

Party leadership decided to ask the controversial minister to resign

Do not with hold your inner desire to give others what they deserve

Some hard-headed people involve in anti-social activities

The chain reaction caused by the atom bomb was horrible

A school boy believes that the world goes round him

English speaking people feel at home using computer

New fangled ideas of the youngesters on fashion irritate old people

The landslides threatened the trekkers