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  1. Compound (buildings) - WordReference Forums

    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, …

  2. Composed of/by - WordReference Forums

    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 …

  3. Compound nouns formed from verb+preposition?

    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, …

  4. Commonly-used [with or without hyphen] hyphenation -ly suffix

    Jan 16, 2016 · The hyphen is used in compounds used attributively, to clarify the unification of the sense. Thus an adverb qualifying an adjective does not normally need to be joined to it with a …

  5. fairy tale or fairytale? | WordReference Forums

    Mar 13, 2012 · Both are equally correct and so is the third alternative fairy-tale. There is rarely any one correct answer for simple noun + noun compounds like this: in English, it just doesn't …

  6. combinated VS combined - WordReference Forums

    Mar 31, 2019 · I've never used combinated in my entire life: I didn't even know it was a word. Use combined and only that, if that's what you mean.

  7. Toolbox or Tool box? - WordReference Forums

    Nov 24, 2021 · Which one is correct and why? Wordreference shows "tool box", however, I've seen it also written as one noun "toolbox". When do we write compound nouns together …

  8. "well known" vs. "well-known" - WordReference Forums

    Jul 1, 2010 · However, the general rule I follow for compound adjectives is to hyphenate them (e.g. paint-coated face, tan-bearing skin, 50-year old man), UNLESS: 1. The first part of the …

  9. "workday" or "work day" - WordReference Forums

    Dec 23, 2014 · To me (BE) there are 3 words: "Work a day" (adjective) = mundane; common; usual; standard (of quality); "The new cell phone is not remarkable at all, it has a workaday …

  10. Month end vs month-end | WordReference Forums

    Jan 26, 2022 · And the open compound when used as a noun. 1- I will give you the month-end results by next Monday. 2- It will be done at month end. What do you think? If we consider …