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Compound words - housework x workhouse



moravc
Czech Republic

Compound words - housework x workhouse
 
I have just realised there might be compound words consisting of 2 interchangeable words such as:
house + work = housework / workhouse
day + dream = daydrem / dreamday (day of my dreams)

Can you please help me to find more compound words like that?? Thanks!

12 Oct 2010      





yanogator
United States

dreamday isn �t a word. You could use it as two words, though. "Wow! This was my dream day at work."
 
Bruce

12 Oct 2010     



Redbull
Thailand

is daydreaming one word!!!

REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOWWink

12 Oct 2010     



mariamit
Greece

I don �t think there are that many. I can only think of one - warehouses--> housewares. IF I think of more I �ll PM you.
 
Maria

12 Oct 2010     



Redbull
Thailand

why don �t you try the compound palindromic words!!!
like RACECAR.................RACECAR OR WORDS THAT SPELL THE SAME BACKWARDS BUT HAVE A
DIFFERANT MEANING.

JUST A THOUGHT!!!

REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOWWink

12 Oct 2010     



ldthemagicman
United Kingdom

Here are some - I haven �t checked them all!
 

Agelast = Lastage

Allover = Overall

Backfall = Fallback

Backfire = Fireback

Backflow = Flowback

Backlift = Liftback

Backout = Outback

Backpay = Payback

Backseat = Seatback

Backset = Setback

Backswept = Sweptback

Backtalk = Talkback

Barstool = Toolbars

Birdcage = Cagebird

Birdsong = Songbird

Blowfly = Flyblow

Blowup = Upblow

Boathouse = Houseboat

Bonefish = Fishbone

Bookcase = Casebook

Bookwork = Workbook

Bootjack = Jackboot

Boxwood = Woodbox

Breakout = Outbreak

Breakup = Upbreak

Buildup = Upbuild

Burnout = Outburn

Buyout = Outbuy

Cagebird = Birdcage

Cancan = Cancan

Cardphone = Phonecard

Casein = Incase

Castoff = Offcast

Catchup = Upcatch

Chairbed = Bedchair

Chinachina = Chinachina

Chowchow = Chowchow

Closeup = Upclose

Coattail = Tailcoat

Codling = Lingcod

Comedown = Downcome

Conenose = Nosecone

Cookout = Outcook

Cutline = Linecut

Cutoff = Offcut

Cutover = Overcut

Daywork = Workday

Dentin = Indent

Dovering = Ringdove

Downcome = Comedown

Downplay = Playdown

Downspin = Pindowns

Downturn = Turndown

Dropout = Outdrop

Everwhich = Whichever

Fallback = Backfall

Fallout = Outfall

Fantail = Tailfan =

Fireback = Backfire

Fishbone = Bonefish

Floodwater = Waterflood

Flowback = Backflow

Flyblow = Blowfly

Flyover = Overfly

Foldup = Upfold

Footlight = Lightfoot

Frypan = Panfry

Gallnut = Nutgall

Gasman = Mangas

Guesthouse = Houseguest

Gutrot = Rotgut

Handoff = Offhand

Handover = Overhand

Hangover = Overhang

Hangup = Uphang

Headlong = Longhead

Headpin = Pinhead

Headrail = Railhead

Headshot = Hotheads

Herein = Inhere

Holdover = Overhold

Holdup = Uphold

Hometown = Townhome

Hoodman = Manhood

Hotheads = Headshot

Hotpots = Potshot

Houseboat = Boathouse

Housedog = Doghouse

Houseguest = Guesthouse

Housework = Workhouse

Hungover = Overhung

Hungover = Overhung

Huntsman = Manhunts

Incase = Casein

Indent = Dentin

Inhere = Herein

Insculp = Sculpin

Insole = Solein

Jackboot =  = Bootjack

Jackman = Manjack

Joypop = Popjoy

Kingpin = Pinking

Lastage = Agelast

Layout = Outlay

Layout = Outlay

Layover = Overlay

Layover = Overlay

Liftback = Backlift

Lightfoot = Footlight

Linecut = Cutline

Lingcod = Codling

Linkup = Uplink

Lockpick = Picklock

Lockup = Uplock

Longhead = Headlong

Lookout = Outlook

Lookup = Uplook

Makeup = Upmake

Manhood = Hoodman

Manhunts = Huntsman

Manjack = Jackman

Manpack = Packman

Nosecone = Conenose

Nutgall = Gallnut

Off-Beat = Beat-Off

Outback = Backout

Outbreak = Breakout

Outbreak = Breakout

Outburn = Burnout

Outbuy = Buyout

Outcook = Cookout

Outdrop = Dropout

Outfall = Fallout

Outlay = Layout

Outlook = Lookout

Outpass = Passout

Outpitch = Pitchout

Outpull = Pullout

Outpush = Pushout

Output = Putout

Outroll = Rollout

Outrun = Runout

Outturn = Turnout

Outwalk = Walkout

Outwash = Washout

Outwatch = Watchout

Outwith = Without

Outwork = Workout

Overall = Allover

Overcarry = Carryover

Overcut = Cutover

Overfly = Flyover

Overhand = Handover

Overhang = Hangover

Overhold = Holdover

Overhung = Hungover

Overlay = Layover

Overpass = Passover

Overrun = Runover

Oversleep = Sleepover

Overslip = Slipover

Overspill = Spillover

Overtake = Takeover

Overturn = Turnover

Overwing = Wingover

Ownership = Shipowner

Packman = Manpack

Pancake = Cakepan

Panfry = Frypan

Passout = Outpass

Passover = Overpass

Pawpaw = Pawpaw

Payback = Backpay

Picklock = Lockpick

Piecework = Workpiece

Pileup = Uppile

Pindowns = Downspin

Pinhead = Headpin

Pintails = Tailspin

Pitchout = Outpitch

Playdown = Downplay

Popjoy = Joypop

Potshot = Hotpots

Potshots = Hotspots

Pullout = Outpull

Punchcard = Cardpunch

Pushout = Outpush

Putoff = Offput

Putout = Output

Racehorse = Horserace

Ragtag = Tagrag

Railbed = Bedrail

Railhead = Headrail

Readout = Outread

Redskin = Skinred

Ringdove = Dovering

Rollout = Outroll

Rootworm = Wormroot

Rotgut = Gutrot

Runout = Outrun

Runover = Overrun

Sawbuck = Bucksaw

Sawpit = Pitsaw

Scaleup = Upscale

Seatback = Backseat

Sellout = Outsell

Sellout = Outsell

Sendup = Upsend

Setback = Backset

Setoff = Offset

Setout = Outset

Shipmate = Mateship

Shipowner = Ownership

Shootout = Outshoot

Shotgun = Gunshot

Sidehill = Hillside

Sidetrack = Trackside

Sideway = Wayside

Skinred = Redskin

Sleepover = Oversleep

Slipcover = Coverslip

Slipover = Overslip

Solein = Insole

Songbird = Birdsong

Speakout = Outspeak

Spillover = Overspill

Standout = Outstand

Standup = Upstand

Stonerag = Ragstone

Sweptback = Backswept

Tagrag = Ragtag

Tailcoat = Coattail

Tailfan = Fantail

Tailspin = Pintails

Takeoff = Offtake

Takeout = Outtake

Takeover = Overtake

Takeup = Uptake

Talkback = Backtalk

Tiderip = Riptide

Toolbars = Barstool

Tossup = Uptoss

Townhome = Hometown

Trackside = Sidetrack

Turndown = Downturn

Turnout = Outturn

Turnover = Overturn

Turnup = Upturn

Upbeat = Beat-Up

Upblow = Blowup

Upbreak = Breakup

Upbuild = Buildup

Upcatch = Catchup

Upclose = Closeup

Up-End = End-Up

Upfold = Foldup

Upgrown = Grownup

Uphang = Hangup

Uphold = Holdup

Uplink = Linkup

Uplook = Lookup

Upmake = Makeup

Uppile = Pileup

Upscale = Scaleup

Upsend = Sendup

Upset = Setup

Upstand = Standup

Upstart = Startup

Uptoss = Tossup

Upturn = Turnup

Upwind = Windup

Walkout = Outwalk

Washout = Outwash

Watchdog = Dogwatch

Watchout = Outwatch

Waterflood = Floodwater

Wayside =  = Sideway

Weewee = Weewee

Whichever = Everwhich

Windup = Upwind

Wingbacks = Backswing

Wingover = Overwing

Wingovers = Overswing

Within = Inwith

Without = Outwith

Woodbox = Boxwood

Woodworm = Wormwood

Workbook = Bookwork

Workday = Daywork

Workhouse = Housework

Workout = Outwork

Workpiece = Piecework

Worktop = Topwork

Wormroot = Rootworm

Now I�m going to have something to eat.
LES

12 Oct 2010     



moravc
Czech Republic

What a great list of reversible compounds!
Thanks a million!

12 Oct 2010     



yanogator
United States

That �s a nice long list, but many of them are not words in English.

13 Oct 2010