List of Form and use compound words

Compound Word	Meaning
airplane	a flying vehicle
airport	a place where airplanes land and take off
backpack	a bag carried on the back
bathtub	a tub used for bathing
bedroom	a room for sleeping
birthday	the day a person was born
blackboard	a board for writing with chalk
bookshelf	a shelf to keep books
cupcake	a small cake
doghouse	a small shelter for a dog
doorbell	a bell at the door
earring	jewelry worn on the ear
eyelid	the skin covering the eye
fingernail	the nail on a finger
fireman	a person who puts out fires
flashlight	a portable light
flowerpot	a pot for planting flowers
football	a ball used in the game of football
footprint	a mark left by a foot
haircut	cutting the hair
handprint	a print made by a hand
handshake	shaking hands with someone
homework	schoolwork done at home
houseboat	a boat used as a home
mailbox	a box for receiving mail
mailman	a person who delivers mail
milkshake	a drink made from milk and ice cream
moonlight	the light of the moon
notebook	a book for writing in
pancake	a flat cake made from batter
playground	a place where children play
raindrop	a drop of rain
rainbow	colors in the sky after rain
railroad	a track for trains
raincoat	a coat worn in the rain
sandbox	a box filled with sand
scarecrow	a figure to scare birds away
shoelace	a lace for tying a shoe
snowball	a ball made of snow
snowman	a man-shaped figure made from snow
spaceship	a vehicle that flies in space
stairway	a way made of stairs
starfish	a sea animal shaped like a star
sunglasses	glasses that protect from the sun
sunshine	light from the sun
toothbrush	a brush used to clean teeth
toothpaste	a paste used with a toothbrush
treehouse	a small house built in a tree
underpants	underwear
watermelon	a large, sweet fruit
wheelchair	a chair with wheels for moving
windmill	a machine powered by the wind
baseball	a sport played with bat and ball
bedroom	a room where someone sleeps
beehive	a home for bees
birdhouse	a small house for birds
blowdryer	a tool to dry hair
bluebird	a bird with blue feathers
bookmark	a marker to keep your place in a book
bulldog	a breed of dog
butterfly	a colorful flying insect
catfish	a fish with whisker-like feelers
classroom	a room where students learn
clothespin	a pin used to hang clothes
cornfield	a field where corn grows
cowboy	a man who rides horses and works on a ranch
daydream	thinking while awake
dishpan	a pan used for washing dishes
dragonfly	a flying insect with long wings
earache	pain in the ear
fishbowl	a bowl where pet fish live
goldfish	a small golden-colored fish
grasshopper	an insect that hops
headache	pain in the head
horseshoe	a U-shaped shoe for horses
jellybean	a small candy
keyboard	a set of keys on a piano or computer
kneecap	the front of the knee
ladybug	a small red insect with black spots
lawnmower	a machine that cuts grass
lipstick	makeup for the lips
mailbox	where letters are received
meatball	a ball made of meat
necktie	a tie worn around the neck
newspaper	printed news on paper
nightgown	a dress for sleeping
pancake	a flat breakfast cake
popcorn	puffed corn kernels
ponytail	tied back hair
railroad	tracks for a train
seashore	land beside the sea
shoebox	a box for storing shoes
skateboard	a board with wheels
snowflake	a single flake of snow
snowstorm	a heavy snowfall
sunflower	a tall yellow flower
tailbone	the bone at the end of the spine
teacup	a cup for tea
toolbox	a box that holds tools
toothbrush	a brush for cleaning teeth
wallpaper	paper that decorates walls
wristwatch	a watch worn on the wrist
yardstick	a stick that measures one yard

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