Jul 15, 2012 · It looks like most compound adjectives are always hyphened when they precede the noun that they modify (with some exceptions when the meaning is really obvious, like high …

Aug 12, 2012 · El lead compound permite obtener, por adición de otros fragmentos moleculares previamente escogidos, una quimioteca combinatoria. En el registro jergal, es muy frecuente …

Mar 9, 2008 · In this example "formed by" wouldn't be the entirely correct. Now, if one were describing the construction of one of the generators, and stated that the generator unit is …

Nov 3, 2018 · The Kennedy Compound consists of three houses on six acres (24,000 m²) of waterfront property on Cape Cod along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, …

Jul 30, 2007 · Compound nouns are used to describe Measurement (with numerals) and Personal Appeararance or Character (with past participle or adjectives ending in -ed). Examples: I've …

Apr 13, 2021 · I totally disagree with the example and definition in that link. "Confound" is from the same root as "confuse": it doesn't mean "make worse."

Jan 6, 2015 · You've found examples of compound nouns which have evolved from hyphenated compounds. So, 'pickup' in AE is still "pick-up" in BE. "Hideout" and "hide-out" are, it seems, …

Dec 11, 2011 · Some of the compound adjectives are comparable to syntactic constructions where the adjective has a following prepositional phrase. ex) injury-prone: prone to injury. I'm …

Oct 29, 2015 · La primera palabra en este caso "familia", determina el género: "Nuestra familia y amigos". Pero si fuera nuestra familia y vuestros amigos, ahí tienes dos géneros conviviendo …

Apr 1, 2009 · Thus, handsome is a derived word, not a compound, because -some is a bound morpheme. If you can get access to OED (Oxford English Dictionary online,) this is the best …