For example, the word "discover" would qualify in my book because it contains two separate words that are unrelated to the main word in that neither "disc" nor "over" have anything to do with "discover" (though, technically, "dis" - and not "disc" - is the prefix in the word "discover" - but let's not overcomplicate this game of mine).
Can anyone think of any others? And is there a special name for such a word?
2006-08-18 03:28:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
dogma = dog + ma
2006-08-18 03:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words as such are called compound words.
Check this website for more example:
http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/compound.htm
2006-08-18 10:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by ObliviousRoses 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if there is a special name for such a word, but here are a few possibilities (I assume you are not referring to normal compound words):
potion - "pot" plus "ion"
lotion - "lot" plus "ion"
notion - "not" plus "ion" (ignoring the suffix rules here, I mean)
action - "act" plus "ion"
restore - "rest" plus "ore"
2006-08-18 08:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleasant = plea + ant
Extraordinary = extra + ordinary
Understand = under + stand
Knowledge = know + ledge
Information = in + formation
2006-08-18 04:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by MeeT 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 06:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by covarrubia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home = Ho + Me
Wordplay = Word + Play
2006-08-18 03:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by aplusjimages 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
band names come to mind
nickleback
2006-08-18 03:33:21 · answer #7 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
horseshoe= horse+shoe
checkbook= check+book
sunflower= sun+flower
There are so many
2006-08-18 04:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by scarletts_mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
portmanteau words I think.... ok.. nopes.. those are different
but lets see
- island
- photograph
- lampshade
etc. etc.
2006-08-18 03:38:21 · answer #9 · answered by Neil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's one that come's to mind:
rearrange = rear - range
2006-08-18 06:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by ssurprize 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋