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Wikipedia:BASIC English compound wordlist

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This is a list of the compound BASIC English words in alphabetical order.

Much like sentences or phrases can be made of BASIC words, a compound word can be created. These must only be made from appropriate root words, so that the interpretation is obvious to the reader.



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afterthoughtairplaneanotheranybodyanyhowanyoneanythinganywhere

backbonebackspacebackwoodsbecomebedroombeeswaxbirthdaybirthrightblackberryblackbirdblackboardbloodvesselbluebellbookkeeperbrushwoodbuttercup

cardboardcarefreecaretakerclockworkcommonsensecopyrightcupboard

daylightdownfall

ear-ringearthworkevergreeneverybodyeverydayeveryoneeverythingeverywhereeyeball

fatherlandfingerprintfirearmfire-enginefireflyfiremanfireplacefireworkfirst-ratefootballfootlightsfootmanfootnotefootprintfootstep

gasworksgoldfishgoodlookinggunboatgun-carriagegunmetalgunpowder

handbookhandwritingheaddressheadlandheadstoneheadwayhereafterherewithhighlandshighwayhimselfhorseplayhorsepowerhourglasshouseboathousekeeperhowever

inasmuchincomeindoorsinlandinletinputinsideinstepintoitself

keyboard

landmarklandsliplighthouselooking-glass

manholemyself

networknewspapernobodynothingnowhere

offspringoncomingoneselfonelineonlookerontooutburstoutcomeoutcryoutdooroutgoingouthouseoutlawoutletoutlineoutlookoutputoutsideoutskirtsoutstretchedoveractingoverall overbalancingovercoatovercomeoverdooverdressedoverfulloverhangingoverheadoverloadoverbearingoverlandoverleafoverseasoverseerovershoeoverstatementovertakeovertaxedovertimeoverturnedoveruseovervaluedoverweightoverworking

pincushionplaything policemanpostmanpostmarkpostmasterpostoffice

runaway

seamansecondhandshorthandshutdownsideboardsidewalksomebodysomedaysomehowsomeonesomethingsometimesomewhatsomewherestartupsuchlikesunburnsunlightsunshadesweetheart

todaytonighttradesman

underclothingundercookedundergoundergrowthunderminedundersignedundersizedunderstatementundertakeundervaluedundoupdateupkeepupliftuponuprightuptake

viewpoint

waterfallweekendwell-beingwell-offwhateverwheneverwhereaswherebywhereverwhicheverwhitewashwhoeverwindpipewithinwithoutwoodworkworkhouse

x-ray

yearbookyourself

zookeeper