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

by Frederick W. Hamilton

5. A noun and a verb; know-nothing, draw-bar.

6. A noun and a preposition; between-decks.

7. Two adjectives; high-low, wide-awake.

8. Two verbs; make-believe.

9. A verb and an adverb; cut-off, break-up.

10. A verb and a preposition; to-do, go-between.

Compounds having the force of adjectives may be made up in several ways.

1. A group of words compacted into one idea; never-to-be-forgotten.

2. Two adjectives; white-hot, ashy-blue.

3. An adjective and a participle or noun and suffix simulating a participle; odd-looking, foreign-born, bow-legged.