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Compound Words Quiz #1

Can you guess these compound words based on a definition?
A compound word is formed by combining two shorter words
Examples: Houseboat, armchair, breadstick
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First submittedSeptember 28, 2012
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Definition
Word
Wave riding equipment
Surfboard
General term for all edible things
that come from the ocean
Seafood
Straw man meant to keep birds away
Scarecrow
Battle between military planes
Dogfight
Mature male gorilla
Silverback
Marine creature with five arms
Starfish
Seismic event
Earthquake
Executioner who uses a noose
Hangman
Man who tends free-range cattle
Cowboy
One piece outer garment originally
worn by parachutists
Jumpsuit
Definition
Word
Person who leases property to others
Landlord
Movie script
Screenplay
Colloquial name for tetanus
Lockjaw
Scottish musical instrument
Bagpipes
Citation or comment that appears on
the bottom of a page
Footnote
Place where logs are cut into timber
Sawmill
Vote won by an overwhelming majority
Landslide
Post-wedding vacation
Honeymoon
Movie with great box-office sales
Blockbuster
Acid reflux
Heartburn
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31 Comments
steb26
+2
Level 54
May 6, 2015
See I didn't get lockjaw because Tetanus can affect all parts of the body not just the jaw. Although it does do that to your jaw.
brandybuck96
+18
Level 83
Mar 15, 2022
Doesn't stop that from being an extremely common synonym though?
cpgatbyu
+5
Level 86
Aug 14, 2017
Acid reflux is not heartburn. Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux.
Jango
+4
Level 64
Jun 13, 2021
Please could JetPunk allow jet-ski for wave-riding equipment? I also tried hovercraft, but neither worked 😯
JoshPen
+2
Level 79
Mar 15, 2022
My hovercraft is full of eels.
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 74
Mar 18, 2022
A légpárnásom tele van angolnákkal. (Yeah, I know that misses the point of the skit.)
Djilas
+1
Level 83
Mar 15, 2022
*wave* riding, not any water surface
BiggieSmalls
+4
Level 74
Mar 18, 2022
there is a reason most jetskis are called "waverunners"
ahertzy
+2
Level 80
Mar 20, 2022
Great quiz! I 2nd "Jetski" for wave riding equipment. Especially on "Jetpunk"!
stevediverse
+10
Level 89
Mar 15, 2022
The Scottish musical instrument really threw me off.

Who would have guessed that bagpipes are considered to be a musical instrument.

DonTheLamplighter
+6
Level 85
Mar 15, 2022
Anytime I hear an accomplished bagpipe player, I think of their poor parents who had to endure the early days of the learning process, and wonder how they survived it.
hashtagnotmyreal
+8
Level 76
Mar 15, 2022
Sawmill is fine, but lumbermill or lumberyard too please? Tried so many words.
wiifly
+1
Level 59
Mar 19, 2022
maybe they just changed it, but lumbermill works
bestanford
+1
Level 71
Mar 19, 2022
yumbahyahd
drinkBeerBeFree
+1
Level 48
Sep 16, 2024
Or woodmill.
AlexThirkell
+9
Level 75
Mar 16, 2022
Surprised not to see "Quiz website with a bizarre fish logo" on here :)
Dml123
+1
Level 70
Mar 17, 2022
Tried jetski, jetbike, waterski(s), sailboard... got there in the end but I think there are a few potential answers to that one.

As with many other commenters I have never heard of a 'nightstick'. It doesn't sound very nice!

moofish
+1
Level 50
Mar 18, 2022
"Vote won by an overwhelming majority" could also be a mandate.
evilcheeser
+8
Level 74
Mar 18, 2022
mandate is not a compound word...
RobNobody
+4
Level 78
Sep 16, 2024
Sure it is. I went on a mandate with my buddy Brian just last week.
orange3472
+1
Level 67
Sep 16, 2024
I'm glad I got here after you so I could see this :)
Atkinson
+3
Level 64
Mar 23, 2022
To be pedantic (obviously) a mandate is what a candidate/party recieves as the result of a victory from an overwhelming majority vote, it does not refer to the vote itself.
Weslet
+2
Level 58
Mar 19, 2022
Postscript for footnote?
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Mar 19, 2022
Also accept stockman? That's what they're called in my part of the world!
Jeanettemartin
+1
Level 52
Mar 19, 2022
I got a few other words that can be included: baseball, basketball, football, policeman, policewoman, nightlife, motorcycle, airport, seaport, airline, airplane, runway, freeway, filmmaker, bodysuit, dressmaker, drinkable, masterpiece, bartender, timekeeper, Brownsville, barkeep, "catdog" (from the late 90s show), fastbreak, breakfast and etc...
brandybuck96
+2
Level 83
Mar 2, 2023
Given a lot of English vocabulary relies on compounding, the list could go on for quite a while. The quiz doesn't need to be exhaustive.
OfTheMountain
+2
Level 62
Mar 21, 2022
would "Blowout" not work for the vote question?
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 70
Mar 21, 2022
17, missed footnote, sawmill, and screenplay
InfernalCheese
+3
Level 48
Jan 9, 2024
Could "backpack" work for outer garment usually worn by skydivers?
supermako
+1
Level 56
Sep 25, 2024
Could "landowner" be accepted for the "person who leases property to others" ? Not a native english speaker here, so there might be a nuance between the two terms
Dontforget
+1
Level 68
Oct 20, 2024
This quiz is too ocean centric (I kid, I kid)
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