Compound word with under


324 Compound Words Starting With 'Under'


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underachieve underdoing underlet undershapen
underachievement underdone underletter undersheriff
underachiever underdose underlie undershirt
underact underdrain underlier undershirted
underacting underdraw underline undershoot
underaction underdrawers underlined undershorts
underactive underdrawn underlinen undershot
underactivity underdress underlining undershrub
underactor underdrive underlip underside
underage underearth underlit undersign
underagent undereat underload undersigned
underappreciated undereaten underlooker undersigning
underarm undereducated underlying undersized
underbake underemphasis underman underskirt
underbaked underemphasize undermanned undersky
underbaking underemployed undermasted undersleeve
underbear underemployment undermine underslung
underbearer underestimate underminer undersoil
underbelly underestimating undermining undersold
underbid underestimation undermost undersong
underbidder underexpose undernamed underspend
underbidding underexposure underneath underspent
underbit underfed undernote underspin
underbite underfeed undernoted understaffed
underbody underfelt undernourished understaffing
underboss underfinanced undernourishment understand
underbough underfire undernutrition understanding
underbought underfired underpaid understate
underbreath underfish underpainting understated
underbred underfloor underpants understatement
underbridge underflow underpart understeer
underbrim underfong underpass understock
underbrush underfoot underpay understood
underbud underfulfill underpayment understrapper
underbudget underfulfilling underpeep understratum
underbuild underfund underpin understudy
underburn underfunded underpinning undersurface
underbush underfunding underpitch undertake
underbuy underfur underplant undertaker
underbuying undergarment underplay undertaking
undercapitalize undergird underplot undertax
undercapitalized undergirding underpopulated underthirst
undercard underglaze underpowered underthrust
undercarriage undergo underpraise undertime
undercart undergoer underprepared undertone
undercast undergoing underprice undertow
undercharge undergown underpriced undertrump
undercharging undergrad underprivileged underuse
underclad undergraduate underprize underused
underclass underground underprized underutilization
underclassman undergrounder underproduction underutilize
underclay undergrove underproof underutilized
undercliff undergrown underprop undervaluation
underclothe undergrowth underpublicized undervalue
underclothes underhair underqualified undervaluer
underclothing underhand underquote undervest
underclub underhanded underrate undervoice
undercoat underhandedness underrated undervote
undercoating underheat underreact underwater
undercook underheated underreaction underway
undercooked underheating underreport underwear
undercooking underhonest underreporting underweight
undercool underhung underrepresentation underwent
undercooling underinflated underrepresented underwhelm
undercount underinflation underripe underwhelming
undercounting underinsured underrun underwing
undercover underinvestment undersaturated underwire
undercovert underjaw undersay underwired
undercrest underjawed underscore underwiring
undercroft underkeep underscrub underwit
undercurrent underkeeper undersea underwitted
undercut underkill underseal underwood
undercutting underking undersecretary underwool
underdaks underlaid underself underwork
underdamper underlain undersell underworked
underdeck underlap underseller underworker
underdeveloped underlay underselling underworld
underdevelopment underlayer undersense underwrite
underdo underlayment underserved underwriter
underdoer underleaf underset underwriting
underdog underlease undersexed underwritten

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Compound Words - our list contains over 500 words

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What are Compound Words?

Compound words are made by joining two or more words; the combination creates a new word. They can be formed using two nouns, e.g. basketball, two non-nouns, e.g. blowup, or a noun and non-noun, e.g. sunrise. It is important to note that the words do not always keep their original meaning, e.g. breakfast. Our list of compound words contains 500 words.

There are three types of compound words:

  • Closed compound words, e.g., football, peanut,
  • Open compound words, e.g., cell phone, high school, and
  • Hyphenated compound words, e.g., in-depth, runner-up.

List of Compound Words

To determine if a compound word is one word, two words or hyphenated, use a dictionary to look up the word or our lists below. The list below excludes both fractions and compound numbers from 21 to 91. These words are hyphenated, e.g., two-thirds, one-half, thirty-nine and ninety-one.

able-bodiedgirlfriendsandpaper
A-framegoldfishscarecrow
afternoongrandchildrenscatterbrain
afterthoughtgrandfatherschool day
airbornegrandmotherschool year
airlinegrandparentscrewdriver
airmailgrapefruitseacoast
airplanegrass rootsseafood
airportgrasshopperseagull
airtightgridlockseaport
anchorpersongroundwatersearch engine
anothergrownupseashell
anybodyhaircutseaside
anyonehamburgerseaweed
anyplacehandcuffseesaw
anythinghandlebarself-concept
anytimehandshakeself-service
anywayhanky-pankyshipwreck
anywherehaystackshoelace
applesauceheadacheshortstop
audiotapeheadlightshowdown
awestruckheadquartersshowoff
backacheheadsetshowroom
backboardheart attackshrink-wrap
backboneheartwarmingsidewalk
backbreakingheat lighteningsilverware
backfireheath caresingle-minded
backgroundhelp desksister-in-law
backlashherringboneskateboard
backpackherselfskyscraper
backuphigh schoolsleeping bag
backyardhigh-techsnowball -
ballparkhighwaysnowfall
ballroomhilltopsnowflake
barefoothimselfsnowman
baseballhockey pucksnowplow
basketballho-humsnowshoe
bathroomhome pagesnowstorm
bathtubhomemadesoftball
bedrockhomeownersomebody
bedroomhomesicksomeday
bedspreadhomeworksomehow
beforehandhot dogsomeone
benchmarkhoweversomeplace
birdhousehush-hushsomething
birthdayice creamSometimes
blackbirdin-depthsomewhat
blackboardindoorsomewhere
blowupinfieldspacewalk
blueberryin-lawsports drink
blueprintinsidespotlight
bookstoreintospreadsheet
bottled wateritselfspringtime
boyfriendjellyfishsquare root
brainstormkey palstarfish
breakdownkeyboardstatewide
breakfastkickoffstepbrother
breathtakingknow-howstepfather
briefcaseknow-it-allstepmother
broadcastknuckleheadstepsister
brother-in-lawladybugstoryteller
builduplandlordstraightforward
bulldogleapfrogstrawberry
burnoutleftoverstrong-arm
butterflylife spansugarcoat
buttermilklifeboatsuitcase
byproductlifeguardsummertime
campfirelife-sizesundown
cannotlifestylesunflower
car poollightheadedsunlight
caregiverlighthousesunrise
carpoollightweightsunset
carryoverlipsticksunshine
cash flowlongshoremansunstroke
catcher’s mittloudspeakersuntan
cell phonemakeupsuperhighway
chalkboardmarketplacesweatshirt
chat roommaybesweetheart
check-inmeantimetablecloth
checkoutmeanwhileteammate
child carememory sticktennis court
Christmas treemerry-go-roundtextbook
churchgoerminiskirtThanksgiving
citywidemoonlighttheme park
civil rightsmother-in-lawthemselves
classmatemotorcyclethirty-nine
clean-cutmyselfthree-dimensional
cleanupnationwidethunderstorm
clipboardnetworktime line
close-upneverthelesstime savor
cockpitnew worldtimetable
colorblindnewscasttip-off
comic stripnewspapertiptoe
common sensenightgowntoday
cookbooknitty-grittytoenail
co-opnobodytogether
cooperativenotebooktoothbrush
copperheadnot-for-profittopsy-turvy
copyrightnowheretoss-up
countrysideoatmealtouchdown
course workoff-sitetrailblazer
cowboyone-sidedtree house
crosswalkongoingtryout
crossword puzzleonlinetugboat
cupcakeon-siteturnaround
databaseourselvesturnpike
daydreamoutcometurtleneck
daylightoutfieldtwo-thirds
daytimeoutfitundercover
desktopoutlawunderdog
dirt bikeoutlineunderground
disc driveoutsideunderstatement
disc jockeyoutsourceundertake
doorbelloutstandinguproot
doorknoboven mittupset
downpouroverallsupstairs
downstairsovercoatuptown
drawbridgeoverexposureu-turn
drivewayoverkillvice president
drugstoreoverlookvideotape
dugoutoverpassvineyard
dump truckpancakevoice mail
earringpaper clipwaiting room
earthquakepaperbackwalking stick
earthwormpaperworkwarm-up
easygoingpayoffwastebasket
editor-in-chiefpayrollwatercolor
empty-handedpeanutwaterfall
energy barpeppermintwaterfront
everybodypercentwatermelon
everydayphoto IDweatherperson
everyonepinballweb site
everythingpinpointwebpage
everywherepitch hitterweekday
extracurricularplaygroundweekend
eyeballplaymatewell-being
eyebrowponytailwell-to-do
eyelidpopcornwheelchair
fact sheetpost officewhenever
father-in-lawpostcardwhirlpool
fine artspotholewhiteboard
fingernailprime ministerwholesale
fingerprintprintoutwindmill
firefighterproofreadwindpipe
fireplacequarterbackwindshield
fireproofquicksandwindsurfing
firewoodrailroadwingspan
fireworksrainbowwiretapping
flashbackraincoatwithout
flashlightrattlesnakewoodland
flowchartrawhidewoodpecker
flowerpotreal estateword processing
folkloreredheadword wall
follow-upredwoodword-of-mouth
footballremote controlwork boots
foreverrock bandworkday
for-profitrole playworkforce
free-for-allrollerbladeworkload
freelancerolloutworkplace
french fryroly-polyworkshop
freshwaterrun-inworkstation
front-runnerrunner-upworn-out
frostbiterunwaywristwatch
fund-raisersafety glasseswrongdoing
gentlemansagebrushx-ray
get-togethersailboatyourself
gingerbreadsalad dressing

Closed Words

These words have no spaces. Our list contains hundreds of words, so we organized them in alphabetical order. Click on a letter below to obtain a list of those compound words.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
A
afternoon afterthought airborne airline
airmail airplane airport airtight
anchorperson another anybody anyone
anyplace anything anytime awestruck
anyway anywhere applesauce audiotape
B
backache backboard backbone backbreaking
backfire background backlash backpack
backup backyard ballpark ballroom
barefoot baseball basketball bathroom
bedrock bedroom bedspread beforehand
benchmark birdhouse birthday blackbird
blackboard blowup blueprint bookstore
boyfriend brainstorm breakdown breakfast
breathtaking broadcast buildup bulldog
burnout buttermilk byproduct
C
campfire cannot caregiver carpool
carryover chalkboard checkout churchgoer
citywide classmate cleanup clipboard
cockpit colorblind cookbook cooperative
copperhead copyright countryside cowboy
crosswalk cupcake
D
database daydream daylight daytime
desktop doorbell doorknob downpour
downstairs drawbridge driveway drugstore
dugout
E
earring earthquake earthworm easygoing
everybody everywhere everyone everything
everyday extracurricular eyeball eyebrow
eyelid everywhere
F
fingernail fingerprint firefighter fireplace
fireproof firewood fireworks flashback
flashlight flowchart flowerpot folklore
football forever freelance freshwater
frostbite
G
gentlemen gingerbread girlfriend goldfish
grandchildren grandfather grandmother grandparent
grapefruit grasshopper gridlock groundwater
grownup
H
haircut hamburger handcuff handlebar
handshake haystack headache headlight
headquarter headset heartwarming herringbone
herself highway hilltop himself
homemade homeowner homesick homework
however
I
iceberg icebox icebreaker inchworm
indoor infield inside into
itself innkeeper
J
jackknife jackpot jackrabbit jawbone
jaywalk jellyfish jigsaw jumpsuit
K
keyboard kickoff knucklehead keepsake
kettledrum kickball keyhole keynote
killjoy kindhearted kneecap knighthood
knothole knucklehead keystone
L
leapfrog ladybug landlord leftover
lifeboat lifeguard lifestyle lightheaded
lighthouse lightweight lipstick longshoremen
loudspeaker
M
makeup marketplace maybe meantime
meanwhile miniskirt moonlight motorcycle
myself
N
nationwide network nevertheless newscast
newspaper nightgown nobody notebook
nowhere
O
oatmeal ongoing online ourselves
outcome outfield outfit outlaw
outline outside outsource outstanding
overalls overcoat overexposure overkill
overlook overpass
P
pancake paperback paperwork payoff
payroll peanuts peppermint percent
pinball playground playmate ponytail
popcorn postcard pothole printout
proofread
Q
quarrelsome quarterback quartermaster quicksand
quicksilver
R
railroad rainbow raincoat rattlesnake
rawhide redhead redwood rollerblade
rollout runway
S
sagebrush sailboat sandpaper scarecrow
scatterbrain screwdriver seacoast seafood
seagull seaport seashell seaside
seaweed seesaw shipwreck shoelace
shortstop shutdown showoff showroom
sidewalk silverware skateboard skyscraper
snowball snowfall snowflake snowman
snowplow snowshoe snowstorm softball
somebody someday somehow someone
someplace something sometimes somewhat
somewhere spacewalk spotlight spreadsheet
springtime starfish statewide stepbrother
stepfather stepmother stepsister storyteller
straightforward strawberry sugarcoat suitcase
summertime sundown sunflower sunlight
sunrise sunset sunshine sunstroke
suntan superhighway sweatshirt
T
tablecloth teammate textbook Thanksgiving
themselves thunderstorm timetable tiptoe
today toenail together toothbrush
touchdown trailblazer tryout tugboat
turnaround turnpike turtleneck
U
undercover underdog underground understatement
undertake upstairs uptown uproot
upset
V
venturesome videocassette videotape vineyard
viewfinder viewpoint volleyball vouchsafe
W
wastebasket watercolor waterfall waterfront
watermelon weatherperson webpage weekday
weekend wheelchair whenever whirlpool
whiteboard wholesale windmill windpipe
windshield windsurfing wingspan wiretapping
without woodland woodpecker workday
workforce workload workplace workshop
workstation wristwatch wrongdoing
Y
yardarm yardstick yearbook yourself
Z
zookeeper

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Open Words

Open compound words have a space between the words. The following are open compound words:

bottled water car pool cash flow cell membrane
cell phone chat room child care Christmas tree
civil right comic strip common sense course work
crossword puzzle dirt bike disk drive disc jockey
dump truck energy bar fact sheet fine art
French fry grass root health care heart attack
heat lightning help desk high school hockey puck
home page hot dog ice cream jigsaw puzzle
jungle gym junk food jumping jack key pal
killer whale Labor Day labor union laser printer
land mine lance corporal landing field landing strip
light bulb life jacket life raft life vest
life belt life buoy Little Dipper little finger
life span memory stick new world oven mitt
paper clip photo ID pinch hitter post office
paddle wheel passenger pigeon past tense past participle
peace pipe physical education picture graph planet kingdom
prime minister radiant energy radio wave real time
report card respiratory system rib cage right angle
right triangle ring finger rock dove rocking chair
rocking horse role model roller coaster Roman Catholic
root beer real estate remote control rock band
role play safety glasses salad dressing school day
school year search engine sleeping bag sports drink
square root tennis court theme park time line
time capsule tree house vacuum cleaner Valentine’s Day
vampire bat vanilla bean vending machine vice president
video camera videocassette recorder video game videotape recorder
virtual reality vocal chords voice box voice mail
waiting room walking stick web site word processing
word wall work boots

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Hyphenated Words

The list below excludes spelled out fractions and compound numbers from 21 to 91. Please note you hyphenate all spelled out fractions, e.g., two-thirds, one-half, and compound numbers from 21 to 91, e.g., thirty-nine, ninety-one. The following are hyphenated compound words:

able-bodied A-frame brother-in-law check-in
clean-cut close-up co-op editor-in-chief
empty-handed father-in-law follow-up for-profit
free-for-all front-runner fund-raiser get-together
hanky-panky high-tech ho-hum hush-hush
in-depth in-law in-line skate jack-o’-lantern
jet-propelled king-size know-how know-it-all
life-size merry-go-round mother-in-law nitty-gritty
not-for-profit off-site one-sided on-site
pitch-black pitch-dark play-off quick-tempered
roly-poly run-in runner-up self-concept
self-service shrink-wrap single-minded strong-arm
three-dimensional tip-off topsy-turvy toss-up
two-dimensional u-turn warm-up well-being
well-to-do word-of-mouth warn-out X-ray

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Source: Fry, E. B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition 2008.

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25 words, the writing of which confuses many

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How to write complex words correctly and remain a literate person.

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1. Traffic

In English, traffic is indeed spelled with a double consonant. However, when borrowing from a foreign language, the second letter is usually lost, which happened with the word “traffic”, so you should write it with only one “f”.

2. Future

The word "future" often gets the letter "u" by analogy with the word "next". But it is easily disassembled into the root bud- and the suffix -usch-. There is simply no place for an additional sign. If spelling is difficult, you can try to remember through the synonym "future". Still, even those who doubt very much will not raise their hand to write “the coming one”.

3. Offline

The word “offline”, like “offshore”, “offside”, which are close to it, lost a double consonant when they were entered into dictionaries, which is typical for borrowings. At the same time, if the spelling “offline” can still be explained by confusion with the original language, then the version “offline” is puzzling: in English, the word is also written without a hyphen.

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4. Rinses

If you're not talking to your washing machine, it's hard to imagine in what situation you might need the word "rinse". But just in case, it’s worth remembering that you need to correctly give out instructions with the word form “rinse”.

5. Producer

Probably, the extra "s" is formed by analogy with the word "director". But in both Russian and English, “producer” is written without doubled consonants.

6. Come

The word has gone through many transformations. In old books, it can be found in the versions "come" and "come". Yes, and the analogy with "go" is clearly visible. However, in dictionaries it is fixed only in one form - "to come."

7. Grapefruit

No matter how much one would like to make "grapefruit" a full-fledged "fruit", this word is pronounced in the same way as in the language from which it was borrowed. Otherwise, the first part of the word would have to be Russified, but “grape fruit” does not sound very attractive.

8. Blogger

For foreign words that extort a second consonant, there is a rule: if there is a single-root word, then you should use only one letter from the double ones. A blogger maintains a blog, so he is not allowed to use extra letters.

9. Hardly

According to Fasmer's etymological dictionary, the unchanging particle "hardly" comes from the word "row", it can be used as a test word. And the “li” particle is always written separately, so do not be lazy to press the spacebar.

10. Imagine

Frankly speaking, the word “imagination” does not exist in the overwhelming majority of dictionaries and literary Russian. But it has a certain semantic connotation and can look cute in colloquial speech. At the same time, one does not need to be a linguist to sob with bloody tears from the "vybrazhuli". So check "imagination" with the word "imagination" and spare other people's eyes.

11. Ice cream

If ice cream means a calorie bomb made from milk or cream, then one “n” should always be written in this word. This noun is formed from an imperfective verb, the letter in such cases is not doubled.

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12. Cappuccino

In the Italian language, from which the name coffee with milk foam comes, the word cappuccino was generously sprinkled with consonants. But in Russian, none of them is doubled. Therefore, you can nod understandingly when once again instead of cappuccino on the menu you will meet “cappuccino” or “cappuccino”.

13. Mosaic

Whether it's a picture of tightly packed pieces of glass or a children's puzzle, forget about bunnies and write correctly: mosaic.

14. Handwriting

The insidious "d" tries to fit in here, but it has no place in the word "handwriting". Because when you sit down to write a text by hand, you do not intend to emphasize anything, but rather to underline.

15. Bulletin

“Bulletin” is a dictionary word, so you have to memorize it. The fact that it came from the Latin bulla - “ball”, “seal” can help in this.

16. Legitimacy

There are many options for manipulating the word "legitimacy", but it's better not to do this and just remember how it is spelled.

17. Realtor

It is difficult to avoid confusion with the word realtor. Office programs do not underline it in red in any spelling, the “Russian Guild of Realtors” insists on the letter “e” in its name, and even the authors of dictionaries cannot come to a consensus. And yet, in the most authoritative Russian spelling dictionary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, edited by Lopatin, the form “realtor” is fixed, it is better to stick to it.

18. Registration

The check word “register” will help you find out which letter is hidden in place of an unstressed vowel and will prevent you from writing “registration” incorrectly.

19. Gynecologist

Gynecologist is not related to the word "gene", but is very closely related to the Greek "gyneka" - "woman".

20. Gastarbeiter

Remembering how the word "guest worker" is written is simple: in German gastarbeiter consists of two parts: gast - "guest" and arbeiter - "worker".

21. Colander

Another word from the German language, where the letters tend to get mixed up. "Colander" comes from durchschlagen, which breaks down into durch - "through", "through" and schlagen - "hit". But if the etymology does not help to remember the correct order of the letters, you can go the associative way, especially since the word is so consonant with a popular curse word.

22. Calories

The word "calorie" was borrowed from French. Calorie entered the Russian language practically unchanged, there are no double consonants in it.

23. Vinaigrette

The name of the salad comes from the French vinaigre - "vinegar", and it - from the word vin - "wine". This makes it easier to remember how to properly describe the vegetable mixture. As for the second vowel in a word, it is enough to remember that it does not coincide with the first. Then you will write "vinaigrette" without a single mistake.

24. Shopping

In English, shopping is spelled with a double consonant, and many people want to transfer the two "p" and into Russian. Fight this desire and remember that there are words with the same root, for example, a shop tour. And if they use only one "p", then in "shopping" you do not need to double the consonant.

25. Terrorist attack

The abbreviation of the phrase “terrorist act” begs for a second consonant, but you should not negotiate with him. According to the rules for the formation of abbreviations, only one of the two consonants is written in them. Therefore, it is correct to write "terrorist attack".

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How to write difficult words that baffle many people

Russian is the largest and most widespread of the Slavic languages. Not surprisingly, many terms can be difficult to spell and pronounce. Try saying or writing the words "internationalize", "self-defense" or "whirlpool" quickly. Most likely, the first time you will not be able to quickly read them, but do not rush to get upset. Use simple tips that will help you speak fluently and beautifully.

A bit of theory. How do compound words appear?

Compound words are speech structures that have two or more roots in their morphological composition. New words are formed by adding existing words (excellency, eleventh grader), or borrowed from foreign languages ​​(hot dog, deadline, networking). Compound words are formed as follows:

Morphological way. New words are formed on the basis of existing foundations by combining with various affixes, as well as using the connecting letters o, e and e, for example: helicopter, dried fruits, rockfall, water carrier, earthquake, sound combination, housewarming, armchair-bed.

Syntactic way. New formations appear through the addition of independent words or the transition from one part of speech to another: forward looking, crazy, hairdresser, now, immediately.

Words using foreign prefixes anti-, hyper-, super-, trans-, pan-, post-, sub-, super-, ultra-, extra- and others: infrastructure, anti-scientific, transcontinental, arch-reactionary, extraordinary, hyperactive , superintendent.

Foreign words. Increasingly, new words began to appear from other languages: outsourcing, know-how, price list, startup, freelancer, traffic, bestseller, blockbuster, image maker.

Advice 1. For the correct spelling or pronunciation of complex words, mentally determine the method of word formation, divide the speech structure into prefixes and roots, and slowly pronounce the word.

How to deal with stresses in compound words?

As a rule, people understand complex words not only as long speech constructions, but also words that are difficult to immediately emphasize: oil pipeline, petition, sorrel, carpenter, gas pipeline, marketing, management, blinds, rubber. Here you need to remember a few rules.

  1. If the term comes from English, then the stress in most cases will be on the first syllable or as in the original version in a foreign language: jeans, blender, hoodie, broker, rating, selfie.

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