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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
Policeman's baton
Nightstick
Period of two weeks
Fortnight
Seismic event
Earthquake
Executioner who uses a noose
Hangman
Man who tends free-range cattle
Cowboy
One piece outer garment originally
worn by parachuters
Jumpsuit
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
gravyfury
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Level 22
Sep 25, 2012
billyclub for policemans baton?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 28, 2012
Okay, that will work now
ChipOtley
+10
Level 74
May 7, 2015
or trunch - eon, er...?
Dimby
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Level 77
Mar 16, 2022
But... billy club is two words... it's not even a compound word.
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Mar 18, 2022
I was born and bred in England and never heard of a nightstick. Policemen carried truncheons.
alexandertorres1978
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Level 71
Mar 18, 2022
Yes, that's the problem with this clue. I think our lovely Quizmaster wasn't aware of this
TomatosRaafatos
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Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
I feel that I've also heard of them being called rubber wands. I might have been hallucinating, but it's two words anyway.
Miqueas
+3
Level 69
Aug 14, 2017
how about blackjack?
BiggieSmalls
+1
Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
blackjack is not a baton though
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
May 17, 2022
I tried 'life preserver'.
zimba
+2
Level 50
Sep 25, 2012
Definitely billyclub and maybe cowhand
kitshef
+2
Level 84
Mar 18, 2022
And cowpoke.
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
+15
Level 83
Mar 15, 2022
Doesn't stop that from being an extremely common synonym though?
skunkthepunk
+7
Level 49
Jun 8, 2016
British police carry a truncheon.
jilbert99
+7
Level 65
Apr 4, 2018
That's not a compound word.
Zupity
+6
Level 66
Mar 15, 2022
I was stuck on that too. The only words I know for it are truncheon, cosh and neddy. Never heard of a nightstick.
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 85
Aug 14, 2017
Acid reflux is not heartburn. Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux.
Moosefight
+3
Level 60
Aug 29, 2017
Fortnight is my favorite. And the lesser used sennight.
ElephantLover7
+4
Level 44
Jan 17, 2019
a period of two weeks BATTLE ROYALE!!!
ItzIngenious
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Level 60
Mar 15, 2022
Why is this now correlated to some silly shooter game? Fortnight obviously came first.
BiggieSmalls
+1
Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
battle royale is not a compund word, it's 2 words
Charliezard
+1
Level 66
Sep 18, 2023
wooooosh
Jango
+3
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
+1
Level 72
Mar 18, 2022
A légpárnásom tele van angolnákkal. (Yeah, I know that misses the point of the skit.)
Djilas
+1
Level 82
Mar 15, 2022
*wave* riding, not any water surface
BiggieSmalls
+4
Level 73
Mar 18, 2022
there is a reason most jetskis are called "waverunners"
ahertzy
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Level 77
Mar 20, 2022
Great quiz! I 2nd "Jetski" for wave riding equipment. Especially on "Jetpunk"!
stevediverse
+8
Level 90
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
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Level 84
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.
ghanburighan
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Level 80
Mar 15, 2022
never heard of a nightstick
GrammarBeane1
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Level 82
Mar 15, 2022
I kept trying bully stick for the police baton. Turns out that's actually just a dog treat. Whoops
almightyjosh
+6
Level 74
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
woshiwaiguoren
+1
Level 70
Mar 19, 2022
yumbahyahd
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 75
Mar 16, 2022
Surprised not to see "Quiz website with a bizarre fish logo" on here :)
Dml123
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Level 68
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!

WanderingWalrus
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Level 78
Mar 17, 2022
I also have never heard of a nightstick and it makes me wonder what people think the police use during the day.
TheGreatArturo
+1
Level 76
Feb 26, 2024
There is such a thing as a daystick, which is about half the length of a nightstick. Don't ask me why.
Marvo7
+5
Level 60
Mar 18, 2022
Fortnight isn't compound at all in this sense. It comes from the old English for fourteen nights. 'Fort' may be a word, but not relevant or compound here at all. Parachuter is a clumsy word for parachutist.
moofish
+1
Level 49
Mar 18, 2022
"Vote won by an overwhelming majority" could also be a mandate.
evilcheeser
+5
Level 72
Mar 18, 2022
mandate is not a compound word...
Atkinson
+2
Level 63
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.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 81
Mar 18, 2022
I could not get past the idea that the police baton was a flashlight...
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Mar 18, 2022
I tried 'life preserver' for policeman's baton..
WanderingWalrus
+1
Level 78
Mar 18, 2022
Or indeed centrebit or crowbar if Gilbert and Sullivan are any authority on the subject
Weslet
+2
Level 58
Mar 19, 2022
Postscript for footnote?
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Mar 19, 2022
Also accept stockman? That's what they're called in my part of the world!
Jeanettemartin
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Level 46
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
+1
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
+1
Level 63
Mar 21, 2022
would "Blowout" not work for the vote question?
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Mar 21, 2022
17, missed footnote, sawmill, and screenplay
InfernalCheese
+1
Level 45
Jan 9, 2024
Could "backpack" work for outer garment usually worn by skydivers?
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