Examples of Compound Words (100+)

A compound word is two or more words joined together to form a word with a new meaning.

Examples: 

Basket + ball –> basketball.
Come + back –> comeback.
Count + down –> countdown.
Egg + shell –> eggshell.

Here are more than 100 examples of compound words:


  • anybody
  • anyhow
  • airplane
  • airfield
  • airlift
  • anywhere
  • armchair
  • armpit
  • airbrush
  • afterburner
  • afterglow
  • afterimage
  • anyway
  • airline
  • airliner
  • airmail
  • airman
  • allover
  • airport
  • airport
  • airship
  • airtime
  • aboveboard
  • aircraft
  • airfield
  • allspice
  • around
  • arrowhead
  • ashtray
  • authorship
  • another
  • afterlife
  • aftermath
  • afternoon
  • afterbirth
  • airmen
  • alongside
  • also
  • anything
  • anytime
  • anymore
  • anyone
  • anyplace


  • beachcomb
  • became
  • because
  • become
  • bedbug
  • backward
  • ballpark
  • ballroom
  • bankbook
  • bankroll
  • baseball
  • basketball
  • bedclothes
  • bedrock
  • blueprint
  • boardwalk
  • bodyguard
  • bodywork
  • bellbottom
  • bellboy
  • bellhop
  • below
  • blackball
  • blackberries
  • blackbird
  • blackboard
  • blackjack
  • blacklist
  • blackmail
  • bluefish
  • bluegrass
  • boldface
  • bookbinder
  • bookcase
  • backdrop
  • backfield
  • backfire
  • bedroom
  • blackout
  • blacksmith
  • blacktop
  • bluebell
  • blueberry
  • bluebird
  • backside
  • backslap
  • backslide
  • backslide
  • backspace
  • backspin
  • babysitter
  • backache
  • backbite
  • backbite
  • backbone
  • backbreaker
  • backdrop
  • backfire
  • background
  • background
  • backhand
  • backhand
  • backspin
  • backstage
  • backstop
  • backstretch
  • backstroke
  • backstroke
  • backtrack
  • bedroll
  • backlash
  • backlash
  • backlog
  • backlog
  • backpack
  • backside
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