A
aftereffect, afterthought, aircushion, airman airplane, airport, airtight, another, anybody, anyhow, anyone, anything, anyplace, anytime, anyway, anywhere, armhole, artwork.
B
backbone, backside, backspace, backwater, backwoods, bagpipes, basketwork, bathroom, become, bedroom, beeswax, bird's-eye, birthday, birthrate, birthright,
blackberry, blackbird, blackboard, blacklead, blackout, bloodvessel, blood-vessel, bluebell, bookkeeper, bookmark, bookrest, bookshelf, bookworm, brakeman, breath-taking, brickwork brother-in-law, brushwood, businessman, buttercup, buttermilk, buttonhole, button-hook, bygone.
C
cardboard, carefree, caretaker, clockwork, commonsense, copyright,
cupboard, countryside .
D
daylight, doorway, downfall, download, drainpipe .
E
earring, ear-ring, earthwork, evergreen, everybody, everyday, everyone, everything, everywhere, eyeball .
F
farmhouse, father-in-law, fatherland, fingerprint, firearm, fireboat, fire-engine, firefly, fireman, fireplace, fireworks, first-rate, football, footlights, footman, footnote, footprint,
footstep, footway .
G
gasworks, goldfish, goodlooking, good-morning, goodnight,
gunboat, gun-carriage, gunmetal, gunpowder .
H
haircut, handbook, handgrip, handgun, handwork, handwriting, headdress, headland, headstone, headway,
hereafter, herewith, herself, highlands, highway, himself, horseback, horseplay, horsepower,
hourglass, houseboat, housekeeper, however .
I
inasmuch, income, indoors, inland, inlay, inlet, input, inside, instep, into, itself .
J ,
K
keyboard, keyhole, keystone, keyword .
L
landmark, landowner, landslip, lighthouse, looking-glass, lookout .
M
manhole, milkman, month-end, moonlight, mother-in-law, myself .
N
needlework, newborn, newcomer, network, newspaper, nobody, notebook, nothing, nowhere .
O
offspring, oncoming, oneself, onlooker, onto, ourself, outbuilding, outburst, outcome, outcry,
outdoor, outgoing, outhouse, outlaw, outlet, outline, outlook, output,
outside, outskirts, outstretched, overacting, overall, overbalancing, overbearing,
overcoat, overcome, overdo, overdressed, overdrink, overfull, overhanging, overhead, overhear, overheat,
overland, overleaf, overload, overlook, overseas, oversee, overseer,
overshoe, overstatement, overstretched, overtake, overtaxed,
overtime overturned, overuse, overvalued, overweight, overworking .
P
paperback, paperwork, peacekeeper, pincushion, plaything , policeman, postman, postmark, postoffice.
Q ,
R
railroad, railway, roadway, runaway .
S
sailboat, sailcloth, sailmaker, schoolhouse, schoolroom, seaman, secondhand, shoemaker, shorthand, shutdown, sideboard, sidewalk, sister-in-law, somebody, someday,
somehow, someone, something, sometime, somewhat, somewhere, son-in-law, starfish, starlight, starship, startup, steamboat, steamship, stonework, storehouse, straightforward, suchlike, sunburn, sunbrown, sunlight, sunshade, sweetheart .
T
themselves, throughway, today, tonight, tradesman .
U
underclothes, undercooked, underdone, undergo, undergrowth, underhand, undermined,
undersigned, undersized, understatement, undertake, undervalued,
update, upkeep, uplift, upload, upon, upright, uptake, username .
V
viewpoint .
W
warship, waterfall, waterway, website, weekend, well-being, well-off, whatever, whenever, whereas,
whereby, wherever, whichever, whitewash, whoever, windpipe, within,
without, woodwork, workhouse , workman, workplace, workstation, wrongdoing.
X X-ray
Y
yearbook, year-end, yearlong, year-long, yourself .
This is a more complete list of compounds we have found as of Dec 2007.
These are from Ogden's short list, from words found in Basic writings, words found while translating, and some inserted because we think them properly to be useful Basic compound words. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Later, a large number were added June 2008 and are not recorded here.
Derivative forms are not included (-ed, -er, -ing, -ly, plural, and possive. Nor are prefixes of measures; centi-, kilo-, etc.; or of un- .
Words added to this page and to Spell-check software are in capitals.
Use of a complex form or as a hyphenated word is not fixed ; examples : looking-glass or looking glass ; blacklead or black lead ; bloodvessel, blood-vessel, or blood vessel.
Appearance on this page is to achieve agreement with the spell-check wordlist software which is to allow use as an author's choice, not as a recommendation of useage. Example, preferred forms are weekend, month end, year-end, but every combination will be found.aftereffect, afterthought, aircushion, airmail, airman, airplane, airport, airtight, another, anybody, anyhow, anyone, anyplace, anything, anytime, anyway, anywhere, armhole, artwork, away .
backbone, backside, backspace, backwater, backwoods, bagpipes, basketwork, bathroom, bedroom, beeswax, bird's-eye, birthplace, birthrate, birthright, blackberry, blackbird, blackboard, blacklead, blackout, bloodvessel, blood-vessel, bluebell, bookkeeper, bookmark, bookrest, bookshelf, bookworm, brakeman, breath-taking, brickwork, brother-in-law, brushwood, businessman, buttercup, buttermilk, buttonhole, button-hook, bygone
camaraman, cardboard, carefree, caretaker, clockwork, commonsense, copyright, countryside, cupboard,
doorway, downfall, download, drainpipe,
earthwork, earthworm, evergreen, everybody, everyday, everyone, everything, everywhere, eyeball,
farmhouse, FATHER-IN-LAW, fatherland, fingerprint, firearm, FIREBOAT, fire-engine, fire-fly, fireman, fireplace, fireworks, first-rate, football, footlight, footman, footnote, footprint, footstep, footway,
gasworks, goldfish, goodlooking, good-morning, goodnight, gunboat, gun-carriage, gunmetal, gunpowder .
haircut, handbook, handgrip, handgun, handwork, handwriting, headland, headstone, headway, hereafter, herewith, HERSELF, highlands, highway, himself, horseback, horseplay, horsepower, hourglass, houseboat, housekeeper, however,
inasmuch, income, indoors, inland, INLAY, inlet, input, inside, instep, into, itself,
keyboard, keyhole, keystone, keyword,
landmark, landowner, landslip, lighthouse, looking-glass, lookout
manhole, MILKMAN, MONTH-END, MOONLIGHT, MOTHER-IN-LAW, MOTHERLAND, myself,
NEEDLEWORK, network, newborn, newcomer, newspaper, nobody, notebook, nothing, nowhere,
offspring, oncoming, oneself, ONLINE, onlooker, onto, OURSELF, outbuilding, outburst, outcome, outcry, outdo, outdoor, outgoing, outhouse, outlaw, outlet, outline, outlook, output, outside, outskirts, outstretched, overact, overall, overbalancing, overbearing, overcoat, overcome, overdo, overdress, overdrink, overfull, overhang, overhead, overhear, overheat, overland, overleaf, overlook, overseas, OVERSEE, overseer, overshoe, overstatement, overstretch, overtake, overtaxed, overtime, overturn, overuse, overvalue, overweight, overwork,
paperback, PAPERWORK, peacekeeper, pincushion, plaything, policeman, postman, postmark, postoffice .
railroad, RAILWAY, roadway, runway
SAILBOAT, SAILCLOTH, SAILMAKER, SCHOOLHOUSE, SCHOOLROOM, seaman, secondhand, SHOEMAKER, shorthand, shutdown, sideboard, sidewalk, SISTER-IN_LAW, somebody, someday, somehow, someone, someplace, something, sometime, somewhat, somewhere, son-in-law STARFISH, STARLIGHT, STARSHIP, startup, STEAMBOAT, steamship, STONEWORK, storehouse, straightforward, suchlike, sunburn, sunbrown, sunlight, sun-shade, sweetheart
THEMSELVES, throughway, today, tonight, tradesman,
underclothes, undercook, underdone, undergo, undergrowth, underhand, undermine, undersea, undersigned, undersized, understatement, undertake, undo, undervalued, update, upkeep, uplift, upon, upright, uptake, username,
viewpoint,
warship, waterfall, waterway, WEEKEND, well-being, well-off, whatever, whenever, whereas, whereby, wherever, whichever, whitewash, whoever, windpipe, within, without, woodwork, workhouse, WORKMAN, workplace, workstation, wrongdoing,
x-ray, yearbook, YEAR-END, YEARLONG, YEAR-LONG, yourself,
ZOOKEEPER