Examples Help! Definition and Meaning of a Compound Noun
A noun is the name of any person, place or thing as John, London or book. But what is a Compound noun? The meaning or definition of a Compound noun is as follows:
Definition & Meaning
Compound nouns are formed by joining two simple nouns together. Examples are boyfriend (made from boy and friend) or girlfriend. A hyphen might also be used to form a compound noun such as dining-table. A different meaning can be created when using two separate nouns such as in fish tank or mineral water.
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Examples Help! List of Compound Nouns
This list of English examples will prove useful when learning about different parts of speech:
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blackboard
blackboard
blue-green
breakwater
brother-in-law
browbeat
freeze-dry
grasshopper
highlight
Iceland
love-in
New Year's Day
over-ripe
seafood
tumbledown
twelve-year-old
undercut
underworld
wallpaper
without
witchcraft
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Understanding the different types of nouns is not very difficult, but it is made daunting because of the seemingly complicated names! Just glancing through this page provides a fast overview of Compound nouns. Remember that compound nouns are formed by joining two simple nouns together. Examples are boyfriend (made from boy and friend) or girlfriend. A hyphen might also be used to form a compound noun such as dining-table. A different meaning can be created when using two separate nouns such as in fish tank or mineral water.
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