Compound nouns list.


 

compound nouns.


Compound nouns are words made from more than one word. They can be a great way to add variety to your writing and be more interesting to your readers. In this lesson, you will learn more than 1000 compound nouns. If you want to know more about compound nouns, read this article.

A-D

  • aboveboard

  • address book

  • afterbirth

  • afterburner

  • afterglow

  • afterimage

  • afterlife

  • aftermath

  • afternoon

  • air conditioner

  • air raid

  • airbrush

  • aircraft

  • airfield

  • airlift

  • airline

  • airliner

  • airmail

  • airman

  • airmen

  • airplane

  • airport

  • airship

  • airtime

  • alarm clock

  • allover

  • allspice

  • alongside

  • also

  • another

  • anybody

  • anyhow

  • anymore

  • anyone

  • anyplace

  • anything

  • anytime

  • anyway

  • anywhere

  •  armchair

  • armpit

  • around

  • arrowhead

  • ashtray

  • assembly line

  • authorship

  • babysitter

  • backache

  • backbite

  • backbone

  • backbreaker

  • backdrop

  • backfield

  • backfire

  • background

  • backhand

  • Backlash

  • backlog

  • backpack

  • Backseat

  • back-seat driver

  • backside

  • backslap

  • backslide

  • backspace

  • backspin

  • backstage

  • backstop

  • backstretch

  • backstroke

  • backtrack

  • backward

  • ballpark

  • ballroom

  • bandwagon

  • bank account

  • bankbook

  • banknote

  • bankroll

  • barman

  • barnyard

  • baseball

  • basketball

  • bathroom

  • battlefield

  • battleship

  • beachcomber

  • became

  • because

  • become

  • bedbug

  • bedclothes

  • bedrock

  • bedroll

  •  Bedroom

  • bedroom

  • bedspread

  • Bedspread

  • bedtime

  • bellbottom

  • bellboy

  • bellhop

  • below

  • billboard

  • bird of prey

  • birthday

  • blackball

  • blackberries

  • blackbird

  • blackboard

  • blackjack

  • blacklist

  • blackmail

  • blackout

  • blacksmith

  • blacktop

  • blood donor

  • bluebell

  • blueberry

  • bluebird

  • bluefish

  • bluegrass

  • blueprint

  • boardwalk

  • bobcat

  • bodyguard

  • bodywork

  • boldface

  • book token

  • bookbinder

  • bookcase

  • bookend

  • bookkeeper

  • booklet

  • bookmark

  • bookmobile

  • bookseller

  • bookshelf

  • bookstore

  • bookworm

  • bootstrap

  • bother-in-law

  • bowtie

  • boyfriend

  • brainchild

  • brainstorm

  • brainwash

  • breakfast

  • bride-to-be

  •  briefcase

  • brother-in-law

  • bug spray

  •  bulldog

  • bullfight

  • burglar alarm

  • bus stop

  • buttercup

  • butterfat

  • butterfingers

  • butterflies

  •  butterfly

  • buttermilk

  • butternut

  • butterscotch

  • bypass

  • cabdriver

  • can opener

  • cancan

  • candid

  • candlelight

  • candlestick

  • cannot

  • Canopy

  • car park

  • cardboard

  • cardsharp

  • carefree

  • caretaker

  • careworn

  • carfare

  • cargo

  • carhop

  • carload

  • carpet

  • carpetbagger

  • carpool

  • carport

  • carrack

  • carryall

  • carsick

  • cartwheel

  • carwash

  •  catfish

  • Cathouse

  • cattail

  • caveman

  • center cut

  • chairman

  • chairwoman

  • chalkboard

  • checkmate

  • checkout

  • checkup

  • cheeseburger

  • cheesecake

  •  cheesecloth

  • chopstick

  • classmate

  • clockwise

  •  clockwork

  • clotheshorse

  • clothesline

  • coffeemaker

  • comeback

  • comedown

  • come-on

  • commonplace

  • commonwealth

  • compact disc

  • comrade in arms

  • contact lens

  • copycat

  • copyright

  • cornball

  • cornerstone

  • cornmeal

  • cornstalk

  • cottonmouth

  • cottontail

  • cottonwood

  • countdown

  • counterattack

  • counterbalance

  • counterclockwise

  • counterintelligence

  • countermeasure

  • counteroffensive

  • counterpane

  • counterpart

  • counterpoint

  • counterpoise

  • countryside

  • courthouse

  • courtroom

  • courtyard

  • cover-up

  • cowboy

  • Cowboys

  • crackdown

  • crackpot

  • credit card

  • crew-cut

  • crossbeam

  • crossbow

  • crossbreed

  • crosscut

  • crossover

  • crossroad

  • crosstown

  • crosswalk

  • crossword

  • crybaby

  • cupboard

  • cupcake

  • cutback

  • Cutouts

  • cutthroat

  • dairymaid

  • daisywheel

  • daredevil

  • darkroom

  • daughter-in-law

  • daybed

  • daybook

  • daybreak

  • daydream

  • daylight

  • daytime

  • dead-end

  • deadline

  • deadlock

  • dining room

  • dishcloth

  • dishpan

  • dishwasher

  • dishwater

  • dishwater

  • disk drive

  • dogwood

  • doorbell

  • doorstop

  • doorway

  • down under

  • downbeat

  • downfall

  • downpour

  • dragonfly

  • drainpipe

  • drawback

  • drawbridge

  • drawing pin

  • drawstring

  • dressmaker

  • driftwood

  • driveway

  • driving license

  • drugstore

  • drumstick

  • duckbill

  • duckpin

  • Dustpan

E-H

  • earache

  • earache

  • eardrop

  • eardrum

  • earphone

  • earring

  • earring

  • earring

  • earthbound

  • earthquake

  • earthward

  • earthworm

  • earwig

  • egghead

  • eggplant

  • eggshell

  • elsewhere

  • endless

  • estate agent

  • evergreen

  • everything

  • eyeball

  • eyebrow

  • eye-catching

  • eyeglasses

  • eyelash

  • eyelid

  • eyelid

  • eyesight

  • eyewitness

  • fairy tale

  • farmhouse

  • fatherhood

  • father-in-law

  • fatherland

  • fatherless

  • feedback

  • film star

  • fingernail

  • fingerprint

  • Fire alarm

  • fire engine

  • Fire truck

  • firearm

  • fireball

  • fireboat

  • firebomb

  • firebox

  • firebreak

  • firecracker

  • firefighter

  • Firefighters

  • Firefighting

  • fireflies

  • firefly

  • firehouse

  • fireman

  • Fireman

  • Fireplace

  • Firepot

  • fireproof

  • Fireproof

  • Firewall

  • firewater

  • firewood

  • firework

  • fireworks

  • Fish market

  • fishbowl

  • fisherman

  • fisheye

  • fishhook

  • fishlike

  • fishmonger

  • fishnet

  • fishpond

  • fishtail

  • flashback

  • floodlight

  • foolproof

  • football

  • foothill

  • foothold

  • footlights

  • footlocker

  • footnote

  • footnote

  • Footpath

  • footprint

  • footrest

  • Footstool

  • forbearer

  • forbid

  • forearm

  • forebear

  • forecast

  • foreclose

  • foreclosure

  • forefather

  • forefinger

  • forefront

  • forehand

  • forehead

  • foreleg

  • foreman

  • forerunner

  • foresee

  • foresight

  • forestland

  • foretaste

  • foretaste

  • foretaste

  • forever

  • forget

  • forgive

  • fork-left truck

  • forklift

  • format

  • fortnight

  • Fortune

  • fourteen

  • freeway

  • friendship

  • fruit cup

  • fruitcake

  • full moon

  • gatecrasher

  • gateway

  • gearshift

  • gentleman

  • ghostwriter

  • glassmaking

  • godfather

  • goldfish

  • goodbye

  • goodnight

  • grandaunt

  • grandchild

  • grandchildren

  • granddaughter

  • grandfather

  • grandfather

  • grandmaster

  • grandmother

  • grandnephew

  • grandnieces

  • grandparent

  • grandson

  • grandstand

  • granduncle

  • grapefruit

  • grasshopper

  • graveyard

  • greenhouse

  • guidebook

  • guided missile

  • guideline

  • gumball

  • gunfire

  • gunpowder

  • Hairbrush

  • Hairclip

  • haircut

  • Hairdo

  • hairdresser

  • Hairpin

  • hallway

  • hamburger

  • hammerhead

  • hamstring

  • handbag

  • Handball

  • handbook

  • handcuff

  • Handgun

  • Handicap

  • Handicapped

  • Handicraft

  • Handkerchief

  • handmade

  • handout

  • Handrail

  • handshake

  • handwriting

  • headache

  • headdress

  • headhunter

  • headlight

  • headline

  • Headphones

  • headquarters

  • heart attack

  • heartbeat

  • heartbeat

  • health center

  • hedgehop

  • heirloom

  • hellcat

  • hellhole

  • helpmate

  • hemstitch

  • henceforth

  • henchman

  • henpeck

  • hereabout

  • hereafter

  • hereby

  • herein

  • hereof

  • hereupon

  • herself

  • high school

  • highball

  • highchair

  • highland

  • highway

  • himself

  • homemade

  • hometown

  • homework

  • honeybee

  • honeycomb

  • honeydew

  • honeymoon

  • honeysuckle

  • hookup

  • hookworm

  • horseback

  • horsefly

  • horsefly

  • horsehair

  • horseplay

  • horsepower

  • horseshoe

  • houseboat

  • household

  • housekeeper

  • housetop

  • housewife

  • housework

  • however

  • human being

I-L

  • ice cream

  • iceberg

  • ideal

  • in fold

  • inchworm

  • income

  • indoors

  • infuse

  • infusion

  • inhale

  • inkblot

  • inkwell

  • inland

  • inmate

  • inpatient

  • input

  • inroad

  • inset

  • inside

  • intake

  • ironwork

  • Issued

  • itself

  • jackpot

  • Jackson

  • jailbait

  • jailbird

  • jawbone

  • jawbreaker

  • jaywalk

  • jellybean

  • jellyfish

  • jerkwater

  • jerrybuild

  • jetliner

  • jetport

  • jigsaw

  • jimsonweed

  • jitterbug

  • jobholder

  • johnnycake

  • jump shot

  • keepsake

  • keyboard

  • keyhole

  • keynote

  • keypad

  • keypunch

  • keystone

  • keystroke

  • keyway

  • keyword

  • kneecap

  • ladybug

  • landlady

  • landlord

  • landmark

  • landslide

  • landward

  • Lapland

  • Laptop

  • lapwing

  • larkspur

  • laughingstock

  • lawgiver

  • lawmaker

  • lawsuit

  • layman

  • layoff

  • layout

  • layover

  • leadership

  • leapfrog

  • leftovers

  • letterbox

  • letterhead

  • lifeblood

  • lifeboat

  • lifeguard

  • lifelike

  • lifeline

  • lifelong

  • lifesaver

  • lifespan

  • lifetime

  • lifework

  • lighthouse

  • lighthouse

  • lily of the valley

  • limelight

  • limestone

  • lipstick

  • longhand

  • longhorn

  • longhouse

  • looker-on

  • loophole

  • lovebird

  • lovebird

  • lukewarm

compound nouns list.

M-P
  • Mail Time

  • mailbox

  • mainland

  • mainline

  • mainspring

  • mainstream

  • manhunt

  • marketplace

  • mastermind

  • matchbox

  • meadowland

  • mealtime

  • meanwhile

  • middleman

  • Mindless

  • moonbeam

  • moonlight

  • moonscape

  • moonshine

  • moonstone

  • moonstruck

  • moonwalk

  • moreover

  • mothball

  • motherhood

  • mother-in-law

  • motorcycle

  • musical instrument

  • nearby

  • neighborhood

  • nervous breakdown

  • network

  • nevermore

  • newfound

  • news bulleting

  • news dealer

  • newsboy

  • newsbreak

  • newscast

  • newscaster

  • newsletter

  • newsman

  • newspaper

  • newsprint

  • newsreel

  • newsroom

  • newsstand

  • newsworthy

  • nightclub

  • nightfall

  • nightmare

  • nobody

  • noisemaker

  • northeast

  • notebook

  • noteworthy

  • nowhere

  • nursemaid

  • nutcracker

  • oatmeal

  • old hand

  • one-parent family

  • oneself

  • onetime

  • onset

  • outdoors

  • outlook

  • Output

  • outside

  • overabundance

  • overboard

  • overcoat

  • overdose

  • overflow

  • overland

  • overseas

  • overshoes

  • overtime

  • pacemaker

  • package holiday

  • painkiller

  • pancake

  • paperback

  • parking meter

  • parkway

  • partnership

  • passbook

  • passer-by

  • passkey

  • Passover

  • passport

  • password

  • pasteboard

  • patchwork

  • pathfinder

  • pathway

  • pawnbroker

  • pawnshop

  • paycheck

  • payload

  • paymaster

  • payoff

  • payroll

  • Pebble

  • pen-friend

  • penknife

  • penknife

  • penknife

  • peppermint

  • personal computer

  • photocopy

  • pickpocket

  • pickup

  • pigtail

  • pinhole

  • pinpoint

  • pinstripe

  • pinup

  • pinwheel

  • playback

  • playboy

  • playground

  • playhouse

  • playmate

  • playthings

  • pocketknife

  • polar bear

  • police station

  • policeman

  • policewoman

  • ponytail

  • popcorn

  • post office

  • postcard

  • postman

  • postwoman

Q-T

  • quicksand

  • racehorse

  • racquetball

  • railroad

  • railway

  • rain check

  • Rainbow

  • raincoat

  • raindrop

  • rainfall

  • rainmaker

  • rainstorm

  • rainwater

  • raspberry

  • ratline

  • ratsbane

  • rattlesnake

  • rattletrap

  • rawboned

  • rawhide

  • Reach

  • ready-witted

  • rearmost

  • rearrange

  • rearward

  • redcap

  • redcoat

  • reddish

  • redhead

  • repairman

  • ringworm

  • riverbanks

  • roadrunner

  • rubber band

  • runner-up

  • runway

  • sailboat

  • salesclerk

  • saltwater

  • sandbag

  • sandbox

  • sandcastle

  • sandlot

  • sandstone

  • saucepan

  • sawdust

  • scapegoat

  • scarecrow

  • school bus

  • schoolbook

  • schoolboy

  • schoolhouse

  • schoolroom

  • schoolwork

  • screenplay

  • screwdriver

  • seafood

  • seashell

  • seaweed

  • Semantic

  • Semantic worm

  • setback

  • setoff

  • shady side

  • sharecropper

  • sheepskin

  • shellfish

  • ship bottom

  • shipbuilder

  • shipload

  • shipwreck

  • shipyard

  • shoelace

  • shoemaker

  • shopkeeper

  • shoplifter

  • shortbread

  • shortcake

  • shorthand

  • shotgun

  • showboat

  • showoff

  • showplace

  • showroom

  • sickbed

  • sideburns

  • sidecar

  • sidekick

  • sideshow

  • sidewalk

  • silkworm

  • silversmith

  • sisterhood

  • sister-in-law

  • six-fold

  • skateboard

  • skintight

  • skullcap

  • skylark

  • skylight

  • skyscraper

  • slapstick

  • slaughterhouse

  • sleeping bag

  • sleepwalking

  • slowdown

  • slumlord

  • snakeskin

  • snow bank

  • snow shovel

  • snowball

  • snowbird

  • snowboard

  • snowdrift

  • snowfall

  • Snowflake

  • snowshoe

  • snowstorm

  • soapstone

  • softball

  • software

  • somebody

  • someday

  • somehow

  • someone

  • someplace

  • something

  • sometime

  • sometimes

  • someway

  • somewhat

  • somewhere

  • songbird

  • son-in-law

  • soundproof

  • soundtrack

  • southeast

  • southwest

  • soybean

  • spaceship

  • spacesuit

  • spacewalk

  • spearmint

  • speedboat

  • spillway

  • spokesperson

  • sportsman

  • spotlight

  • springtime

  • stagehand

  • stalemate

  • standby

  • standoff

  • standout

  • standpipe

  • standpoint

  • standstill

  • starfish

  • stargazing

  • starlight

  • steamboat

  • steamship

  • stepchild

  • stepson

  • stickup

  • stockroom

  • stonewall

  • stoplight

  • stopwatch

  • storerooms

  • strawberry

  • streetcar

  • strongbox

  • strongbox

  • stronghold

  • subway

  • suitcase

  • summertime

  • summing-up

  • sunbaked

  • sunbathe

  • Sunburn

  • Sunday

  • sundial

  • sundown

  • sunfish

  • sunflower

  • sunglasses

  • Sunhat

  • sunlight

  • sunlit

  • sunray

  • sunrise

  • sunroof

  • sunroom

  • Sunscreen

  • sunset

  • Sunshade

  • sunshine

  • sunspot

  • Sunstroke

  • suntan

  • sunup

  • super strong

  • super weapon

  • supercargo

  • supercharge

  • supercool

  • superego

  • superfine

  • supergiant

  • superhero

  • superhighways

  • superhuman

  • superimpose

  • superman

  • supermarket

  • supermen

  • supernatural

  • superpower

  • superscript

  • supersensitive

  • supersonic

  • superstar

  • superstructure

  • supertanker

  • superwoman

  • sweetheart

  • sweetheart

  • sweetmeat

  • swimming pool

  • swordfish

  • tablecloth

  • tablespoon

  • tabletop

  • tableware

  • tadpole

  • tagalong

  • taillike

  • tailbone

  • tailcoat

  • tailgate

  • taillight

  • tailpiece

  • tailspin

  • takeoff

  • takeout

  • takeover

  • talebearer

  • taleteller

  • tapeworm

  • taproom

  • taproot

  • target

  • taskmaster

  • tattletale

  • taxicab

  • taxpayer

  • tea bag

  • teacup

  • teammate

  • teamwork

  • teapot

  • teardrop

  • teardrop

  • teaspoon

  • tea-table

  • teenager

  • telephone number

  • telltale

  • tenderfoot

  • tenderhearted

  • tenderloin

  • tenfold

  • textbook

  • The Implant

  • themselves

  • therefore

  • throwaway

  • throwback

  • thunderbird

  • thunderbolt

  • thundershower

  • thunderstorm

  • timekeeper

  • timepieces

  • timesaving

  • timeshare

  • timetable

  • toadstool

  • today

  • together

  • toolbox

  • Toothache

  • Toothbrush

  • toothpaste

  • toothpick

  • touchdown

  • township

  • T-shirt

  • tugboat

  • turnabout

  • turnaround

  • turnbuckle

  • turncoat

  • turndown

  • turnkey

  • turnoff

  • turnover

  • turntable

  • typewriter

U-Z

  • underfur

  • under layer

  • underachieve

  • underact

  • underage

  • underarm

  • underbelly

  • underbid

  • undercharge

  • underclothes

  • undercover

  • undercurrent

  • undercut

  • underdeveloped

  • underdog

  • underestimate

  • underexpose

  • underfeed

  • underfinance

  • underfoot

  • undergarment

  • undergird

  • undergo

  • undergraduate

  • underground

  • undergrowth

  • underhand

  • underhanded

  • underlie

  • undermine

  • underworld

  • up thrust

  • upbeat

  • upbringing

  • upcoming

  • update

  • updraft

  • upend

  • upgrade

  • upheaval

  • upheld

  • uphill

  • uphold

  • upkeep

  • upland

  • uplift

  • uplink

  • upload

  • upmarket

  • upon

  • uppercase

  • upperclassman

  • uppercut

  • uppermost

  • upright

  • uprising

  • upriver

  • uproar

  • uproot

  • upset

  • upshot

  • upside

  • upstage

  • upstairs

  • upstanding

  • upstart

  • upstate

  • upstream

  • upsurge

  • upswing

  • uptake

  • uptight

  • uptime

  • uptown

  • upturn

  • upward

  • vineyard

  • waistband

  • waistcoat

  • waistline

  • walkout

  • walkways

  • wallboard

  • walleyed

  • wallflower

  • wallpaper

  • wanderlust

  • wardrobe

  • wardroom

  • warehouse

  • warfare

  • warhead

  • warlike

  • warlord

  • warm-blooded

  • warmhearted

  • warmonger

  • warpath

  • warplanes

  • warship

  • wartime

  • washboard

  • washbowl

  • washcloth

  • washing machine

  • washout

  • washroom

  • washstand

  • washtub

  • wastebasket

  • wasteland

  • wastepaper

  • wastewater

  • watchband

  • watchcase

  • watchdog

  • watchmaker

  • watchman

  • watchtower

  • watchword

  • Water bottle

  • Water tower

  • Waterbed

  • watercolor

  • watercraft

  • Watercress

  • waterfall

  • waterfowl

  • waterfront

  • Watering

  • waterlog

  • watermark

  • watermelon

  • waterproof

  • waterscape

  • watershed

  • waterside

  • waterspout

  • watertight

  • waterway

  • waterwheel

  • waterworks

  • wavelength

  • wavelike

  • waxwork

  • waybill

  • wayfarer

  • wayside

  • wayward

  • weathercock

  • weatherman

  • weatherproof

  • weekday

  • weekend

  • weeknight

  • whatever

  • whatsoever

  • wheelbarrow

  • wheelbase

  • wheelchair

  • wheelhouse

  • whitecap

  • whitefish

  • whitewall

  • whitewash

  • widespread

  • windpipe

  • wipeout

  • without

  • woodshop

  • worldwide

  • X-ray

  • yourself

  • youth hostel

  • zebra crossing

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