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definition compound: In linguistics, a compound consists of more than one stem. Compounding refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together. In other words, compound, compounding occurs when a person attaches two or more words together to make them one word. classification Compound Nouns Compound adjectives Compound Verbs Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words. Each compound noun acts as a single unit and can be modified by adjectives. three forms for compound nouns 1.open or spaced - space between words (tennis shoe) 2.hyphenated - hyphen between words (six-minute) 3.closed or solid - no space or hyphen between words (bedroom ）  A. noun +noun ： honeybee :honey +bee housework :house +work dinning room : dinning +room kingship :king +ship snowman :snow +man snowball :snow +ball snowfall :snow +fall boyhood ：boy +hood hitchhiker: hitch +hiker skyjacker : sky +jacker football :foot +ball daydream :day +dream shoelace :shoe +lace weekend :week +end classroom :class +room fire-fly（萤火虫）:fire +fly boy/girl friend :boy/girl +friend policeman :police +man B. adjective +noun full moon :full +moon clearway(超速道路) ：clear +way easy-chair（安乐椅）:easy +chair redhead :red +head freshwater :fresh +water hardwood :hard +wood grandfather :grand +father blackboard :black +board software :soft +ware(制品；器具；货物 ) freshman :fresh +man shorthand(速记）:short +hand deadline :dead +line wasteland :waste +land C. Verb +noun: breakfast breakwater driveway chat room jump suit(跳伞服） work experience swearword playboy pick pocket D verb(-ing) +noun： washing machine running water working class ruling class writing desk writing paper chewing gum reading lamp waiting list diving－board跳板 driving licen