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Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:59 pm**

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

Posted: **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

Posted: **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