ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Ask for help > Compound words - housework x workhouse
Compound words - housework x workhouse

moravc
|
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
|
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
|
is daydreaming one word!!!
REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW  |
12 Oct 2010
|
|

mariamit
|
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
|
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 KNOW  |
12 Oct 2010
|
|

ldthemagicman
|
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
|
What a great list of reversible compounds! Thanks a million!
|
12 Oct 2010
|
|

yanogator
|
That �s a nice long list, but many of them are not words in English. |
13 Oct 2010
|
|
|