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Type 1: Typical compound Nouns STRESS ON the FIRST WORD

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MACHINE

a coffee machine

a digging machine

a drum machine

a drying machine

a duplicating machine

a fax machine

a harvesting machine

a heart-lung machine

a kidney machine

a knitting machine

a life support machine

a message machine

a milking machine

a packing machine

a photocopy machine

a pinball machine

a poker machine

a rowing machine

a sanding machine

a sewing machine

a slot machine

a time machine

a tunneling machine

a vending machine

a washing machine

a wave machine

an answering machine

an ATM machine

 

MAID

a barmaid

a bridesmaid

a chambermaid

a handmaid

a housemaid

a milkmaid

a nursemaid

 

MAGNATE

a newspaper magnate

a shipping magnate

 

MAKER

a boilermaker

a bookmaker

a cabinet maker

a cheese maker

a clockmaker

a coffee maker

a decision maker

a film maker

a holidaymaker

a homemaker

a matchmaker

merrymakers

a mischief-maker

a money maker

a movie maker

a pacemaker

a peacemaker

a shoemaker

a speechmaker

a steelmaker

a toymaker

a watchmaker

an instrument maker

 

MAKING

bookmaking

cabinet making

cloth-making

decision making  

film making

law making

glassmaking

lawmaking

matchmaking

merrymaking

mischief making

money making

newsmaking

profit making

 

MALL

a book mall

a shopping mall

 

MAN

a bagman

a baggage man

a barman

a batman

a batsman

a boatman

a boogeyman

a bowman

a brakeman

a bushman

a businessman

a cameraman

a caveman

a cavalryman

a chessman

a clergyman

a coachman

a congressman

a craftsman

a dairyman

a Dutchman

a family man  

a fieldsman

a fireman

a fisherman

a footman

a garbage man

a gentleman

a groundsman

a handyman

a hangman

a headman

a helmsman

a herdsman

a hit man (slang)

a kinsman

a mailman

a marksman

a medicine man

a militiaman

a money man

a mountain man

a newsman

a nurseryman

a point man

a policeman

a postman

a rifleman

a salaryman

a seaman

a serviceman

a servicewoman

a showman

a spaceman

a spokesman

a sportsman

a statesman

a stockman

a straw man

a stunt man

a superman

a switchman

a tradesman

a walkman

a watchman

a woodsman

a workman

a workingman

a 'yes' man

an airman

an anchorman

an odd-job man

an ombudsman

the 'repo man'

the 'sandman'

 

MANAGER

a bank manager

a branch manager

a file manager

a fund manager 

a hotel manager

a mine manager

a restaurant manager

an office manager

the finance manager

the operations manager

the personnel manager

the sales manager

 

MANNERS

table manners

 

MAP

a road map

a street map

a weather map

 

MARK

a benchmark

a birthmark

a bookmark

a hallmark

a landmark

the pass mark

a punctuation mark

a question mark

a scuff mark

a shelf-mark

a stress mark

a stretch mark

a trademark

a watermark

scuffmarks

an exclamation mark

 

 

MARKET

a cattle market

a farmer's market

a fish market

a flea market

a flower market

a fruit market

a meat market

a night market

a stock market

a supermarket

a vegetable market

the car market

the currency market

the housing market

the job market

the labor market (Br. labour)

the futures market

the money market

the oil market

 

MASS

a land mass

an air mass

bone mass

ice mass

 

MASTER

a choirmaster

a concertmaster

a harbor master

a paymaster

a/the ringmaster

a schoolmaster

a taskmaster

a webmaster

 

MAT

a bath mat

a beer mat

a door mat

a floor mat

a place mat

a table mat

 

MATCH

a boxing match

a football match

a shooting match

a shouting match

a tennis match

 

MATE

a checkmate

a classmate

a flatmate

a housemate

a running mate

a shipmate

a teammate

a workmate

 

MATERIALS

building materials

construction materials

reading materials

 

MATTER

reading matter

subject matter

vegetable matter

 

MEASURE(S)

a countermeasure

a protection measure

a reform measure

a safety measure

emergency measures

security measures

 

MEAT

crabmeat

luncheon meat

sausage meat

 

MEETING

a board meeting

a business meeting

a cabinet meeting

a prayer meeting

a race meeting

a stockholder's meeting

a summit meeting

 

MELON

a honeydew melon

a rock melon (Aust. English)

a watermelon

 

MEMBER

a cabinet member

a crew member

a family member

a staff member

a team member

 

MERCHANT

a cloth merchant

a coal merchant

a coffee merchant

a salt merchant

a scrap metal merchant

a silk merchant

a speed merchant

a tea merchant

a tobacco merchant

a wine merchant

an arms merchant

 

METAL

gunmetal

road-metal

 

METER

a parking meter

a gas meter

a water meter

a electricity meter

 

MILL

a cotton mill

a paper mill

a rolling mill

a steel mill

a water-mill

a windmill

   

MILK  

buttermilk

coconut milk

cow's milk

goat's milk

mother's milk

 

MILL

a treadmill

a windmill

a flour mill

a steel mill

  

MINE

a coal mine

a copper mine

a diamond mine

a gold mine

a landmine

a lead mine

a nickel mine

a salt mine

a strip mine

a uranium mine

an asbestos mine

an iron ore mine

an opal mine

 

MINING

coal mining

data mining

gold mining

coal mining

copper mining

salt mining

uranium mining

opal mining

diamond mining

 

MINT

catmint

peppermint

spearmint

 

MISSION

a spying mission

a reconnaissance mission

a rescue mission

a search and rescue mission

 

MIXER

a cement mixer

a cocktail mixer

 

MODEL 

role model

 

MONEY

appearance money

blood money

conscience money

danger money

hush money

key money

pocket money

protection money

ransom money

seed money

spending money

 

MONGER

a fish monger

a gossip monger

 

MOUTH

‘a big mouth’

a blabber mouth

‘a smart mouth’

motor mouth’

 a goal mouth

 a river mouth

 

MOVEMENT (1)

the civil rights movement

the labour movement

the peace movement

the women's movement

 

MOVEMENT (2)

a bowel movement

a pincer movement

 

MUSIC

background music

chamber music

country music

[classical music is spoken with the Type 2 stress pattern because 'classical' is an adjective. But it is often spoken with the Type 1 stress pattern when people are implying a contrast with other types of music.]

dance music

elevator music

folk music

gospel music

mood music

pop music

programme music

rock music

sheet music

soul music

theme music

 

NAIL

a coffin nail

a doornail

a fingernail

a hangnail

a roofing nail

a toenail

 

NAME

a brand name

a business name

a code name

a company name (or, a company name)

a family name

a file name

a stage name

a surname

a trade name

a username

 

NECK

a bottleneck

 

NEEDLE

a darning needle

a knitting needle

a sewing needle

 

NEST

a crow's nest

a bird's nest

a love nest

an ants' nest

 

NET

a butterfly net

a dragnet

a driftnet

a fishnet

a fishing net

a mosquito net

 

NETWORK

a communications network

a distribution network

 

NOTE

a banknote

a cover note

a demand note

a deposit note

a footnote

a keynote

a postal note

a promissory note

a side note

a suicide note

a treasury note

 

NUMBER

a box number

a candidate number

a flat number

a house number

a phone number

a room number

a seat number

a telephone number

a ticket number

an apartment number

an index number

 

NUT

a betal nut (槟榔)

a brazil nut

a cashew nut

a chestnut

a coconut

a ginger nut

a groundnut = a peanut

a hazelnut

a macadamia nut

a peanut

a pine nut

a walnut

 

NUT (2) (Colloquial)

a health nut (Someone who is overly concerned about health.)

an exercise nut

 

OFFERING

a peace offering

 

OFFICE

a booking office

a box office

a patent office

a post office

a registry office

a sorting office

a ticket office

an assay office

an inquiry office

 

OFFICER

a customs officer

a naval officer

a personnel officer

a police officer

a security officer

an army officer

 

OFFICIAL

a bank official

a sports official

a football official

 

OIL

(See also Type 4 examples of "oil". English seems to randomly use Type 1 or Type 4 pronunciation for compounds using "oil")

baby oil

bath oil

cooking oil

engine oil

fuel oil

heating oil

palm oil

peanut oil

salad oil

soybean oil

snake oil

 

OPENER

a bottle opener

a can opener

a tin opener

an eye opener

 

OPERATION

a batch operation

a bypass operation

a holding operation

a rescue operation

a salvage operation

a surveillance operation

 

OPERATOR

a camera operator

a computer operator

a field operator

a ground operator

a help desk operator

a mobile network operator

a plant operator

a switchboard operator

a telephone operator

a video operator

an audio operator

an elevator operator

 

ORDER

marching orders

 

ORGAN

a mouth organ

 

OWNER

a car owner

a dog owner

a house owner

a homeowner

a landowner

a pet owner

 

PACK

a battery pack

a backpack

a sample pack

 

PAD

a footpad

a heating pad

a keypad

a landing pad

a launching pad

a message pad

a notepad

a scouring pad

a shoulder pad

a skin pad

a writing pad

an ink pad

 

PAINS

abdominal pains

chest pains

growing pains

labor pains

menstrual pains

stomach pains

 

PAINT

oil paint

face paint

 

PAINTING

a cave painting

a wall painting

a water painting

(an) oil painting

face painting

finger painting

house painting

sand painting

 

PAINTER

a house painter

a landscape painter

a portrait painter

a sign painter

an oil painter

 

PAN

a baking pan

a bedpan

a dustpan

a frying pan

a roasting pan

a saucepan

 

PANEL (1)

an adoption panel

an advisory panel

an arbitration panel

 

PANEL (2)

a ceiling panel

a control panel

a door panel

a light panel

a wall panel

an instrument panel

 

PAPER

a ballot paper

blotting paper

a cigarette paper

a newspaper

a research paper

an examination paper

blotting paper

carbon paper

filter paper

glass paper

graph paper

notepaper

sandpaper

tissue paper

toilet paper

tracing paper

wallpaper

wrapping paper

writing paper

walking papers

 

PARK

a ballpark

a car park

a caravan park

a safari park

a theme park

a trailer park

a water park

an amusement park

an animal park

 

PARLOR

a beauty parlor

a billiard parlor

a funeral parlor

a massage parlor

 

PARTNER

a bridge partner

a business partner

a dancing partner

a sparring partner

a trading partner

a travel partner

 

PARTY (1) = a social gathering of people for some sort of celebration or fun

a bachelor party

a birthday party

a cocktail party

a dinner party

a drinks party

a fancy dress party

a garden party

a hen party

a house party

a pyjama party = a slumber party

a stag party

a tea party

a theme party

a wedding party (1)

 

PARTY (2) = a group of people doing a specific task or traveling together

a/the bridal party

a greeting party

a raiding party

a scouting party

a search party

a/the wedding party (2)

a welcoming party

a working party

an opposition party

The Communist Party

 

PASS

a boarding pass

a bus pass

a railway pass

a subway pass

 

PATH

a bicycle path

a flight path

a footpath  

a jogging path

a study path

 

PATROL

a police patrol

a/the beach patrol

a/the border patrol

the highway patrol

 

PATTERN

a holding pattern

 

PEG

a clothes peg

a coat peg

a hat peg

a surveyor's peg

a tent peg

the tuning peg

 

PEN (1)

a cow pen

a pigpen

a playpen

a sheep pen

 

PEN (2)

a cartridge pen

a drafting pen

a fountain pen

a marker pen

 

PEOPLE (also singular, ‘person')

boat people

street people

cave people

cat people

bird people

dog people

 

PERFORMANCE

a concert performance

a dance performance

 

PERMIT

a building permit

a construction permit

a hunting permit

a parking permit

a residence permit

a transit permit

a travel permit

a work permit

 

PERSON

a business person

a spokesperson

an anchorperson

 

PHONE

a cell phone

(= cellular phone, Type 2, Page 1;

= mobile phone,  Type 2, Page 4

an earphone

a gramophone

a handphone

a headphone

a microphone

a pay phone

a saxophone  

a telephone

a vibraphone

 

PHRASE

a buzz phrase

a catchphrase

a noun phrase

 

PICK

a toothpick

an ice pick

 

PIECE

a centerpiece

a chesspiece

a chimney-piece

a conversation piece

a hairpiece

a handpiece

a mantelpiece

a masterpiece

a mouthpiece

a museum piece

a party piece

a period piece

a showpiece

a work piece

 

PIGEON

a carrier pigeon

a homing pigeon

a racing pigeon

a stool pigeon

 

PILE

a stockpile

a woodpile

 

PILL

a sleeping pill

 

PIN

a bowling pin

a drawing pin

a hairpin

a rolling pin

a safety pin

a stickpin

a tiepin

 

PIPE

a bagpipe

a drain pipe

a peace pipe

a sewage pipe

a water pipe

an exhaust pipe

 

PIT

a cesspit

a chalk pit

a gravel pit

a lime pit

a sand pit

a saw pit

an armpit

an orchestra pit

 

PLACE

a birthplace

a fireplace

a marketplace

a meeting place

a resting place

a showplace

a workplace

an eating place

 

PLAIN

a flood plain 

 

PLAN

a business plan

a contingency plan

contingency plans

a floor plan

a game plan

a ground plan

a/the master plan

a pension plan

a peace plan

a study plan

a travel plan

an action plan

an emergency plan

 

PLANE

a cargo plane

a charter plane

a passenger plane

a spy plane

a transport plane

 

PLANT (1)

a processing plant

a purification plant

a sewage plant

a treatment plant

an air-conditioning plant

an extraction plant

earth-moving plant

 

PLANT (2)

an eggplant

a houseplant

a pot-plant

 

PLASTER

a sticking plaster

 

PLATE

a breast plate

a dinner plate

a foot plate

a hot plate

a license plate

a name plate

armor plate

copperplate

 

PLAY

a power play

 

PLAYER (1)

a ballplayer

a baseball player

a basketball player

a card player

a chess player

a cricket player

a drum player

a football player

a game player

a guitar player

a keyboard player

a ping-pong player

a soccer player

a squash player

a table tennis player

a team player

a tennis player

a volleyball player

 

PLAYER (2)

a cassette player

a record player

a tape player

a CD player

a DVD player

 

PLUG

an earplug

nose plugs

 

POINT

(at) gunpoint

(at/a) knifepoint

a checkpoint

a flashpoint

a jumping-off point

a meeting point

a penalty point

a pencil point  

a percentage point

a pinpoint

a power point

a pressure point

a rallying point

a selling point

a starting point

a sticking point

a turning point

a viewpoint

an assembly point

the boiling point

the breaking point

the focal point

the freezing point

the melting point

 

POISONING

blood poisoning

food poisoning

 

POLE

a barge pole

a bean pole

a flagpole

a ski pole

a telephone pole

a tent pole

a totem pole

 

POLICE

riot police

thought police

traffic police

water police

 

POLICY (policies)

a credit policy

a fishery policy

a language policy

an insurance policy

defense policy

income policy

land policy

trade policy

 

POLISH

furniture polish

nail polish

shoe polish

 

POOL

a car pool

a diving pool

a paddling pool

 a swimming pool

a wading pool

a training pool

a typing pool

 

PORT

a carport

a fishing port

a heliport

a naval port

a passport

an airport

transport

 

POST (1)

a bedpost

a gatepost

a goal post

a hitching post

a lamp post

a listening post

a staging post

a trading post

 

POST ( 2)

a command post

a sentry post

a teaching post

an observation post

 

POT

a chamber pot

a coffeepot

a cooking pot

a crack pot

a flower pot

a glue pot

a honey pot

a melting pot

a tea pot

an ink pot

 

POWDER

baby powder

baking powder

bleaching powder

face powder

gun powder

washing powder

 

POWER

airpower

brainpower

buying power

candlepower

firepower

healing power

pulling power

purchasing power

staying power

waterpower

willpower

a sea power

 

POX

chicken pox

cowpox

smallpox (Type 3)

swine pox  

 

PRACTICE (1)

football practice

piano practice

target practice

 

PRACTICE (2)

a legal practice

a medical practice

 

PRESENT

a birthday present

a Christmas present

a wedding present

 

PRESS

a/the printing press

a trouser press

(See Type 4, Page 5 for "the gutter press")

(See Type 2, Page 5 for "the popular press")

 

PRESSURE

air pressure

blood pressure

peer pressure

water pressure

 

PRICE(S)

a discount price

a/the retail price

a selling price

a starting price

a/the wholesale price

an asking price

housing prices

oil prices

the ticket price

 

PRINT

a blueprint

a fingerprint

a footprint

a handprint

a thumb print

newsprint

 

PROBLEM

a breathing problem

a drinking problem

a drug problem

a hearing problem

a reading problem

a sleeping problem

a smoking problem

a weight problem

 

PROCEDURE(S)

a check-out procedure

a dental procedure

a design procedure

a diagnostic procedure

a salvage procedure

an accounting procedure

customs procedures

 

PROCESS

a decision process

a distillation process

a manufacturing process

a packing process

a printing process

a purification process

a renewal process

a reversal process

a selection process

a separation process

a stabilization process

a sterilization process

a thinking process

a/the thought process

word processing

 

PROCESSOR

a food processor

 

PROCESSING

data processing

word processing

 

PRODUCT(S)

a by-product

a craft product

a waste product

agricultural products  

blood products

 

PRODUCER

a film producer

an electronics producer

an energy producer

 

PROGRAM

a computer program  

a radio program

a study program  

a TV program

a training program

an exercise program

a stimulus program

 

PROJECT

a construction project

a housing project

a pilot project

a public works project

a reading project

a research project

a science project

 

PROVIDER

a service provider

 

PULLER

a string puller

 

PUMP

a gas (petrol) pump

a heat pump

a petrol (gas) pump

a stirrup-pump

a water pump

an air pump

an oil pump

 

PUPPET

a glove puppet

a hand puppet

a shadow puppet

 

 

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