Compound Nouns

Compound nouns are words where two nouns have been stuck together to make a new noun. Compound nouns should be written as one word, without a hyphen.

There are many different brands of toothpaste.

tooth + paste = toothpaste (a compound noun)

Polishing the silver candlesticks is a dull chore.

We make chocolate cupcakes for the party.

When we moved, we had a whole truckload of furniture.