2006-12-18 16:42:17 · 15 answers · asked by sakina_akil 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Well, perhaps you want two words which separately mean something quite different from their meaning when they are joined. Here are a few examples I can think of:
Butter + Fly = butterfly
Can + Did = candid
Leg + End = legend
Try + Sting = trysting
2006-12-18 16:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by JaneB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a few: Ale - Ail Air - Err Ail - Isle Plum - Plumb Naval - Navel Paced - Paste Rain - Rein Brewed - Brood Buy - Bye Aye - Eye Ceiling - Sealing Senses - Census Eight - Ate Base - Bass Bouy - Boy Sword - Soared Some - Sum Vein - Vain Tracked - Tract Tease - Teas Story - Storey Suit - Soot Recede - Reseed One - Won Morning - Mourning Locks - Lochs Medal - Meddle Loan - Lone Links - Lynx Naught - Knot Lay - Lei Jam - Jamb ;-)
2016-05-23 06:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, there is something called 'portmonteau' (check spelling) words in English which is obtained by joining 2 words to get a new word - e.g. Motor+Hotel = Motel. Check the dictionary, you will get more such words.
2006-12-18 17:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by crvenky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A brush for your hair is a hairbrush...for you teeth...toothbrush.
A man with super powers is called superman. If there is a bloody murder it can be described as a bloodbath. A shelf for books is a bookshelf.
These are examples of compound words. Hyphenated words are compound word also...look-alike, twin-turbo, sister-in-law.
2006-12-18 19:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out +look= Outlook
by+pass= bypass
out+smart=outsmart
in+tent=intent
in+form=inform
2006-12-18 17:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by SGraja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking for a compound word or a contraction? Perhaps if you give an example.
2006-12-18 16:48:12 · answer #6 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pigpen,strawberry,sometime,whomever,therefore,within,outside raincoat. These are only examples of what I think you mean.They are compound words. You could also use like inside,rainbow,
2006-12-18 17:08:56 · answer #7 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are called compound words
2006-12-18 16:49:33 · answer #8 · answered by fancyname 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
green land greenland
help less helpless
word play wordplay
etc etc... your kidding right.
2006-12-18 16:46:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are called compound words.
e.g. LANDMARK
AIRPLANE
LOVELIFE
2006-12-18 18:02:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋