Compound words with up


72 Compound Words That End With 'Up'


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You might be looking for terms made up of multiple words that end with a certain word. Searching for a collection of relevant examples? Have a look at this list of compound words that end with the word "up."

backup flare-up matchup speedup
ballup foldup mix-up stackup
blowup follow-up mock-up stand-up
breakup getup pickup startup
brushup grownup pileup steep-up
buildup hang-up pinup stickup
catchup holdup pull-up stirrup
changeup hookup push-up sunup
checkup kickup roundup take-up
chirrup layup scale-up toss-up
cleanup letup screw-up touch-up
closeup lineup sendup tune-up
cockup linkup setup turnup
cover-up lockup shakeup walk-up
crackup lookup shapeup warmup
cutup makeup sit-up washup
dustup markup slipup windup
faceup mashup smashup workup

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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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Single-root words in Russian - examples and definitions

Every day we use thousands of words in our speech, and the most interesting thing is that many of them have similarities in pronunciation, spelling, and meaning. Let's understand the topic of roots and learn more about single-root words.

What are single-root words in Russian

Single-root words are words of different parts of speech that are united by a semantic root. Root words can also refer to the same part of speech, then they will have different prefixes and suffixes.

Simply put, words with the same root are similar in meaning with the same root.

Words with the same root are so called because in their morphemic composition there is one main part that contains a common meaning - the root.

For example, the adjective "brave" refers to a brave person who is not afraid of difficulties and dangers. The lexical meaning of this word lies in the root bold-, which can be seen in the morphemic composition of words that are similar in meaning:

Now we know which words have the same root. In another way, these words are also called related .

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How root words are formed

As we have already said, root words are formed with the help of prefixes and suffixes. The process of formation of single-root words is called word formation . Prefixes and suffixes give the word a certain connotation. For example, baby elephant is not the same as elephant , it is his baby.

In the 2nd grade, students get acquainted with single-root words and consolidate knowledge throughout the entire time of study. Let's learn to distinguish single-root (related) words from grammatical forms of one word.

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Which words are not cognate

Words with homonymous roots

In Russian there is such a thing as homonymous roots - when roots that look the same have different lexical meanings. To understand whether the words are related or they just have similar roots, you need to know their meanings. If you are not sure about the meanings, look in the explanatory dictionary.

Compare examples:

  • Red Avica - Red White, KR OTA, KR Ivensky, KL , red Avchik .

    Lexical meaning of the root -kras- : attractive, pleasant appearance, impressive.

  • Red ka — Red Under Red Over colorant colorant, colorant thinner, spreader colorant

    The root -red- here has the meaning of giving color to something.

In each row we see related words. But the words dye and beautiful are not the same root - they just have homonymous roots.

More examples of unrelated words with homonymous roots:

  1. Any Ow - Om Om, Om Om, Om Ot.

    Any oh - any ohm.

  2. Drill Drill Miner, Drill New, Drill .

    Drill i — drill drill messenger.

Forms of the same word

Words with the same root must be distinguished from forms of the same word. To do this, you need to understand which morphemes are word-forming and which are formative.

Word-forming morphemes are designed to form new words. These include:

  • prefix,

  • suffix,

  • postfix.

Formative morphemes form forms of the same word. These include:

  • ending;

  • past tense suffix of the verb -l- ;

  • suffixes of degrees of comparison of adjectives -e-, -ee, -she- ;

  • imperative suffix of the verb -and- .

Examples of forms of the same word:

  • Forest - forest a , forest y , forest

  • strong - strong ee , strong ee - the suffix forms the simple comparative degree of the adjective.

  • I will collect - I will collect l - the suffix forms the past tense of the verb.

Words in the same row are not of the same root - they are forms of the same word. Word forms always include words of the same part of speech, while words with the same root can belong to different parts of speech.

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Why choose words with the same root

Finding cognates is a useful skill for writing correctly. For example, you can check which vowel is written in an unstressed position in the root by choosing a related word where this vowel is stressed. Also, through the selection of single-root words, you can check the spelling of consonants in the root.

Here are some examples:

  • Checked root vowel:

    • offense at - offense a;

    • pure ota - pure o;

    • cold - cold

  • Spelling of voiced and voiceless consonants in the root:

    • book ka - book check;

    • oak - oak oval;

    • bend bone - bend approx.

  • Spelling of unpronounceable consonants in the root:

    • solar e - solar ;

    • sadness - sadness;

    • heart e - heart

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How to memorize difficult English words

  1. Difficult English words: how to learn them?
  2. Important things to remember
  3. 10 difficult English words

Difficult English words: how to learn them?

It would seem that you have already learned to cope with simple words, the vocabulary began to replenish, you even use new words, but you come across a natural problem - complex words. This problem is especially acute for people who plan to use English in the professional field to communicate with their colleagues. But, no matter how terrible it may look, difficult words can also be dealt with!

To memorize simple words of one or two syllables, we use imagery and phonetic coding. This method is called mnemonics, it is also suitable for complex words, but in this case we will use several images, encoding words in parts. In this article, we will help you memorize 10 new words in this way.

How to help your child with learning in elementary school

What is important to remember

  1. Images should be three-dimensional, bright, colorful and large.
  2. When imagining images, look up.
  3. Feel free to imagine something unusual and funny - the weirder the image, the better it will be remembered.
  4. It is very important to pronounce the words aloud, so you will train the pronunciation, and if you are an auditory speaker, then this practice will help you memorize the words even better.
  5. Do not neglect repetition now and later, when 4-8 hours have passed since memorizing the words, otherwise all the work done will be a waste of time.

10 difficult English words

  1. Collaboration Let's break this word into the root and the prefix co-, we get two images: stake and laboratory. Imagine that two stakes are working in a laboratory. They collaborate to create a cure, such as vampirism. Imagine this image and say the word in English three times: collaboration, collaboration, collaboration.
  2. Nonplussed - stunned. We divide this word into two parts: the prefix non- and the root plussed, we get two images: nose and flame. Imagine how stunned you would be if flames burst out of your nose when you breathe! When the image is formed, repeat aloud three times in English: nonplussed, nonplussed, nonplussed.
  3. Anachronistic - obsolete, obsolete. We will divide this word into three parts and get the following images: anaconda, Ron Weasley (from the Harry Potter series of books / films) and the source. Imagine that an old anaconda (you can imagine it wrinkled) is being carried by Ron Weasley to a spring in the forest to drink water. Now say it out loud: anachronistic, anachronistic, anachronistic.
  4. Disinterested — disinterested. We divide the word into the prefix dis- and the root, we get two images: a disk and an intern. Imagine a stack of Hands Up! CDs that an intern from the hospital disinterestedly distributes to everyone on the street. After forming the image, be sure to say: disinterested, disinterested, disinterested.
  5. Unabashed - unabashed. Let's encode these words with the help of two images: an anaconda and a shoe. Imagine an anaconda that has eaten several shoes and is lying unperturbed despite the fact that we can see the outlines of the shoes it swallowed. Then say out loud: unabashed, unabashed, unabashed.
  6. After memorizing the first five words, it is important to repeat them, translating from Russian into English and vice versa at least three times. To do this, you can simply alternately close the left and right columns:

    Collaboration
    Nonplussed
    Anachronistic
    Disinterested
    Unabashed

    After the repetition, we can safely move on to the next five words. Our students using this technology can memorize up to 1000 words in 1 day.

  7. Conscious - conscious, conscious. We divide the word into two parts and encode it using two images: a horse and a pole. Imagine a horse regaining consciousness after a failed pole vault, and then repeat the English word aloud: сonscious, сonscious, сonscious.
  8. Circumvent - outsmart. We will encode this complex word using three images: mote, kumquat and fan. Imagine a mote trying to outsmart a kumquat and take a seat under a fan in unbearable heat. When it was possible to form an image, say three times: circumvent, circumvent, circumvent.
  9. Commensurate - commensurate. To memorize this word, we will use two images: lump (snow) and a beaker. Imagine a huge beaker, commensurate with the same giant snowball. Represented? Then say three times: commensurate, commensurate, commensurate.
  10. Emollient - emollient. Let's divide the word into two parts and come up with images for them, for example, emo and elevator. Imagine emo in a falling elevator that lands on a cushion. Then say the word in English: emollient, emollient, emollient.
  11. Equanimity - composure. We encode the word with the help of two images: ecologist and halo. Imagine an ecologist with a halo on his head, cold-bloodedly chopping a tree. When the image is formed, say: equanimity, equanimity, equanimity.
  12. After you have memorized the new five words, be sure to repeat them in the same way as the previous ones:

    Conscious
    Circumvent
    Commensurate
    Emollient
    Equanimity

    Now it will be useful to combine all 10 new words and repeat them again.


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