Compound words are made up of two parts of speech. For example, the compound noun handkerchief is made up of two nouns: hand + kerchief. Semantically, compound words are very interesting, since their ...

There are two types of names you can create out of spare parts: compound and blended words. Compound words are still recognizable as names made of two words. Blended words go a step further — they’re ...

On-air challenge: For each word given, think of another word starting with the same two letters that can follow it to complete a familiar compound word. Last week's challenge from listener Joe Krozel: ...