Compound Words

Some words are a combination of two or more other words. Snowstorm, pocket-size, and plus sign are all compound words. A compound word may be spelled as one word, with a hyphen, or with a space between the combined words.

Word List

backtrack
good-humored
headroom
heat lightning
self-concept

shortchange
spot-check
straightforward
sugarcoat
topsy-turvy