Compound Nouns: Putting Words Together

waistline – n. the distance around the smallest part of your waist

hyphenated – adj. connected with a hyphen punctuation mark

sausage – n. ground meat that is usually stuffed into a narrow tube of animal skin

greenhouse – n. a building that has glass walls and a glass roof and that is used for growing plants

output – n. the amount of something that is produced by a person or thing

plural – adj. relating to a form of a word that refers to more than one person or thing

possessive – adj. relating to a form of a word that shows that something or someone belongs to something or someone else

apostrophe – n. the punctuation mark ʼ used to show the possessive form of a noun

syllable – n. any one of the parts into which a word is naturally divided when it is pronounced

proper noun – n. a word or group of words that is the name of a person, place, or thing and usually begins with a capital letter

dictionary – n. a book that lists words in alphabetical order and gives information about meanings, forms and pronunciations