I. Compound words formed by noun + noun:
1. bookshop
Pronunciation: English? ['b?k?p]? American? ['b?k?ɑp]?
Definition: bookstore
Composition: This word is a compound of two nouns: "book" and "shop". Where "book" means "book" and "shop" means store. So "bookshop" means "bookstore".
Example sentence: In Washington, DC, a normally sophisticated bookshop declares itself "your first stop" for thewedding.?
In Washington, DC, a normally sophisticated bookshop declares itself "your first stop" for the wedding.
2. penfriend
Pronunciation: English? ['pen,frend]? American?
Interpretation: penfriend
Composition: the word by "pen" and "friend" two nouns compounded. Where "pen" means "pen" and "friend" means "friend". So "penfriend" means "pen pal".
Example sentence: This is me some of the situations Penfriend !
This is me some of the situations Penfriend !
3. sunglasses
Pronunciation: ing? ['s?nglɑ?s?z]? American? ['s?nɡl?s?z]?
Definition: n. sunglasses; convex lenses (plural of sunglass)
Composition: The word is a compound of the nouns "sun" and "glasses". Where "sun" means "sun" and "glasses" means "glass lenses". So "sunglasses" means "sun" and "glasses" means "glass lenses". So "sunglasses" means "sunglasses".
Example sentence: What do you think of my new sunglasses?
What do you think of my new sunglasses?
II. Compound words formed by adjectives + nouns:
1. loudspeaker
Pronunciation: English? [la?d'spi?k?]? American? [,la?d'spik?]?
Syntax: n. horn, loudspeaker; megaphone
Composition: This word is a compound of the nouns "loud" and "speaker". Where "loud" is an adjective meaning "loud" and "speaker" is a noun meaning "an object that occurs and "speaker" is a noun meaning "an object that occurs". So "cloudspeaker" means "loudspeaker".
Example sentence: Her voice over the loudspeaker was distorted.
Her voice over the loudspeaker was distorted.
2. blackboard
Pronunciation: English? ['bl?kb?d]? American? ['bl?kb?rd]?
Definition: n. blackboard
Composition: The word is a compound of the nouns "black" and "board". Black" is an adjective meaning "black" and "board" is a noun meaning "board". "board" is a noun meaning "board". So "blackboard" means "blackboard".
Example sentence: She marked a square on the blackboard.
She marked a square on the blackboard.