1. Compound words Definitions from the Holt Spelling Handbook
Lesson #8
Compound words
Definitions from the Holt Spelling Handbook

2. greenhouse seashore fireworks fun-loving New Year fairy tales bedtime
cupboard
9. upright
10.teenager
11. thunderstorm
12. barefoot
13. middle-class
14. mean-spirited
15. bodyguard
16. so-called

3. 1. greenhouse
(noun) a glass or plastic building with a controlled temperature, used for growing plants all year round

4. 2. seashore
(noun) the place where the land and the sea meet

5. 3. fireworks
(noun) fireworks, rockets, and other explosives that make a lot of noise and fill the sky with colored lights

6. 4. fun-loving
(adjective) easygoing
liking to have a good time

7. 5. New Year
(noun) the first day of a calendar year

8. 6. fairy tales
(noun) a very old story

9. (noun) a time to go to bed
7. bedtime
(noun) a time to go to bed

10. (noun) a cabinet with shelves used to store food, dishes, and other items
8. cupboard

11. 9. upright
(adjective) straight up
not bent

12. 10. teenager
(noun) a person between the ages of thirteen (13) and nineteen (19)

13. (noun) a storm with thunder and lightning
11. thunderstorm
(noun) a storm with thunder and lightning

14. 12. barefoot
(adverb) without shoes

15. 13. mean-spirited
(adjective) exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit

16. (adjective) not young and not old
Of the age from about forty (40) to sixty (60)
14. teenager

17. 15. bodyguard
(noun) someone whose job is to protect another person

18. 16. so-called (adjective) called such, but not so Example:
“Hank should know that his so-called friend is going around saying bad things about him.”