Compound Words / A Study of the Principles of Compounding, the Components of Compounds, and the Use of the Hyphen

by Frederick W. Hamilton

4. An adjective and a noun; fire-new, type-high.

5. A noun and a participle (or noun and suffix simulating a participle); hand-printed, peace-making.

6. An adverb and an adjective used together before a noun; well-bred, long-extended.

7. Two nouns used adjectively before another noun; cotton-seed oil, shoe-sewing machine, Sunday-school teacher.

8. An adjective and a noun used together before a noun; civil-service examination, free-trade literature, fresh-water sailor.

9. A verb and a noun; John Lack-land.

Four compounds occur with the force of verbs.

1. Two verbs; balance-reef.

2. A verb and a noun; silver-plate, house-break.

3. A verb and an adjective; cold-press, fine-still.