Compound Words? (Part 2)

Last time, I offered a list of compound words from A to H. This post continues with the remainder of the H words through T.

honeybee

honeycomb

honeydew

honeymoon

honeysuckle

hookup

hookworm

horseback

horsefly

horsehair

horseman

horseplay

horsepower

horseradish

houseboat

household

housekeeper

housetop

housework

however

intake

ironwork

itself

jackpot

jailbait

jellybean

jellyfish

jetliner

jetport

jumpshot

keyboard

keyhole

keynote

keypad

keypunch

keystroke

keyway

keyword

lifeblood

lifeboat

lifeguard

lifelike

lifeline

lifelong

lifesaver

lifetime

lifework

limelight

limestone

longhand

longhouse

lukewarm

mainland

mainline

matchbox

meantime

meanwhile

moonbeam

moonlight

moonlit

moonscape

moonshine

moonstruck

moonwalk

moreover

mothball

motherhood

motorcycle

nearby

nevermore

newborn

newfound

newsboy

newsbreak

newscaster

newsletter

newsman

newspaper

newsperson

newsprint

newsreel

newsroom

newsstand

newsworthy

nightfall

nobody

noisemaker

northeast

notebook

noteworthy

nowhere

nursemaid

nutcracker

oneself

onetime

overabundance

overboard

overcoat

overflow

overland

overshoes

pacemaker

pancake

passbook

passkey

Passover

passport

paycheck

peppermint

pickup

pinhole

pinstripe

pinup

pinwheel

playback

playboy

playhouse

playthings

ponytail

popcorn

postcard

racquetball

railroad

railway

rainbow

raincheck

raincoat

raindrop

rainstorm

rainwater

rattlesnake

rattletrap

repairman

riverbanks

rubberband

sailboat

salesclerk

sandlot

sandlot

sandlot

sandstone

saucepan

scapegoat

scarecrow

schoolbook

schoolboy

schoolhouse

schoolwork

seashore

setback

sharecropper

sharpshooter

sheepskin

shoelace

shoemaker

shortbread

showoff

showplace

sideburns

sidekick

sideshow

sidewalk

silversmith

sisterhood

skateboard

skintight

skylark

skylight

skyscraper

slapstick

slowdown

slumlord

snakeskin

snowball

snowbank

snowbird

snowdrift

softball

software

somebody

someday

somehow

someone

someplace

something

sometimes

somewhat

somewhere

soundproof

southeast

southwest

soybean

spacewalk

spearmint

spillway

spokesperson

stagehand

standby

standoff

standout

standpipe

standpoint

starfish

steamboat

steamship

stepson

stockroom

stonewall

stoplight

stopwatch

storerooms

stronghold

subway

sunbathe

sundial

sundown

sunfish

sunflower

sunglasses

sunlit

sunray

sunroof

sunup

supercargo

supercharge

supercool

superego

superfine

superfine

supergiant

superhero

superhighways

superhuman

superimpose

superman

supermarket

supermen

supernatural

superpower

superscript

supersensitive

supersonic

superstar

superstructure

supertanker

superwoman

sweetheart

sweetmeat

tablecloth

tablespoon

tabletop

tableware

tadpole

tagalong

tailbone

tailcoat

tailgate

taillight

tailpiece

tailspin

takeoff

takeout

takeout

takeover

talebearer

taleteller

tapeworm

taproom

taproot

target

taskmaster

 

taxicab

I hope these lists are helping with your editing efforts.

Happy writing!

Hope Toler Dougherty holds a Master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University and York Technical College. Her publications include three novels Irish Encounter and Mars…With Venus Rising, and Rescued Hearts as well as nonfiction articles. A member of ACFW, RWA, and SinC, she writes for SeriousWriter.com. She and her husband live in North Carolina and enjoy visits with their two daughters and twin sons.