compound words

guosufen12345 · Post by **guosufen12345** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:59 pm

What is compound words?Will you please give me some advice?

Lorikeet · Post by **Lorikeet** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:54 pm

It's a word that is made from two other words. Sometimes you can figure out the meaning. There are many, many words, such as: sidewalk, highway, nightgown, earring, upstairs, and here's a list from the Internet:

http://www.rickwalton.com/curricul/compound.htm

fernanda · Post by **fernanda** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:46 pm

I do agree with the explanation, and for my part decompounding the word is the easiest way to find the meaning of a word without consulting the dictionary