Compound words are formed when two or more separate words are joined together. This creates a brand new word that often has a new meaning.

A hyphen ( - ) is used to link parts of a compound word. This includes most dual heritages (Mexican-American), and all words in a compound modifier except "very" and adverbs that end in "ly." (The ...

Compound words are formed when two or more separate words are joined together. This creates a brand new word that often has a new meaning.