
What are compound nouns?
Compound nouns are nouns that are made up of 2 or more existing words.
| Compound Elements | Examples |
| noun + noun | ice-cream football pencil box chocolate chip cookies |
| noun + verb | haircut bird-watching train-spotting |
| verb + noun | writing pad swimming pool running shoes |
| noun + adverb | passer-by |
| adverb + noun | onlooker bystander |
| verb + adverb | meetup drawback breakdown |
| adverb + verb | overwork underestimate input |
| adjective + noun | greenhouse software |
| adjective + verb | dry-cleaning |