Compound nouns list
The table below shows a list of compound nouns used in English. This is only a short list to show you some examples of English compound nouns.
- Compound nouns list
- address book
- air conditioner
- air raid
- alarm clock
- assembly line
- baby-sitter
- back-seat driver
- bank account
- bird of prey
- book token
- blood donor
- bride-to-be
- bring-and-buy sale
- bother-in-law
- burglar alarm
- bus stop
- can opener
- car park
- come-on
- compact disc
- comrade in arms
- contact lens
- cover-up
- credit card
- dining room
- drawing pin
- driving licence
- estate agent
- fairy tale
- film star
- fire engine
- fork-left truck
- trying pan
- guided missile
- heath centre
- heart attack
- high school
- human being
- letter=box
- lily of the valley
- looker-on
- musical instrument
- nervous breakdown
- news bulleting
- old hand
- one-parent family
- package holiday
- parking meter
- passer-by
- pen-friend
- personal computer
- polar bear
- police station
- post office
- runner-up
- sleeping bag
- summing-up
- swimming pool
- T-shirt
- tea bag
- telephone number
- traveller’s cheque
- tea-table
- washing machine
- X-ray
- youth hostel
- zebra crossing