Wiktionary:Basic English compound wordlist

This is a list of the compound words made from the BE850, in alphabetical order.

Compound words can be made of Basic English words much like sentences or phrases can be made. These must only be made from appropriate root words, so that the interpretation is obvious to the reader.

These are some examples.


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afterthoughtairplaneanotheranybodyanyhowanyoneanythinganywhere

backbonebackspacebackwoodsbecomebedroombeeswaxbirthdaybirthrightblackberryblackbirdblackboardbloodvesselbluebellbookkeeperbrushwoodbuttercup

cardboardcarefreecaretakerclockworkcommonsensecopyrightcupboardcartwheel

daylightdownfall

ear-ringearthworkevergreeneverybodyeverydayeveryoneeverythingeverywhereeyeballearthworm

fatherlandfingerprintfirearmfire-enginefireflyfiremanfireplacefireworkfirst-ratefootballfootlightsfootmanfootnotefootprintfootstep

gasworksgoldfishgoodlookinggood-morninggoodnightgunboatgun-carriagegunmetalgunpowder

handbookhandwritingheaddressheadlandheadstoneheadwayhereafterherewithhighlandshighwayhimselfhorseplayhorsepowerhourglasshouseboathousekeeperhowever

inasmuchincomeindoorsinlandinletinputinsideinstepintoitself

keyboard

landmarklandsliplighthouselooking-glass

manholemyself

networknewspapernobodynothingnowhere

offspringoncomingoneselfonelineonlookerontooutburstoutcomeoutcryoutdooroutgoingouthouseoutlawoutletoutlineoutlookoutputoutsideoutskirtsoutstretchedoveractingoverall overbalancingovercoatovercomeoverdooverdressedoverfulloverhangingoverheadoverloadoverbearingoverlandoverleafoverseasoverseerovershoeoverstatementovertakeovertaxedovertime overturnedoveruseovervaluedoverweightoverworking

pincushionplaything policemanpostmanpostmarkpostmasterpostoffice

runaway

seamansecondhandshorthandshutdownsideboardsidewalksomebodysomedaysomehowsomeonesomethingsometimesomewhatsomewherestartupsuchlikesunburnsunlightsunshadesweetheart

todaytonighttradesman

underclothingundercookedundergoundergrowthunderminedundersignedundersizedunderstatementundertakeundervaluedundoupdateupkeepupliftuponuprightuptake

viewpoint

waterfallweekendwell-beingwell-offwhateverwheneverwhereaswherebywhereverwhicheverwhitewashwhoeverwindpipewithinwithoutwoodworkworkhouse

x-ray

yearbookyourself

zookeeper

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See also