MACHINE
a
coffee machine
a digging machine
a
drum machine
a drying
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
wave machine
an
answering
machine
an
ATM machine
MAID
MAGNATE
a newspaper
magnate
a shipping
magnate
MAKER
a
boilermaker
a
bookmaker
a
cabinet
maker
a
cheese maker
a
clockmaker
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
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
MASTER
a
choirmaster
a concertmaster
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
workmate
MATERIALS
building
materials
construction
materials
reading
materials
MATTER
reading matter
subject matter
vegetable matter
MEASURE(S)
MEAT
sausage meat
MEETING
MELON
MEMBER
a cabinet
member
a crew
member
a family
member
a staff
member
a team
member
MERCHANT
a coal
merchant
a coffee
merchant
a salt
merchant
a scrap
metal merchant
a silk
merchant
a speed
merchant
a tobacco
merchant
a wine
merchant
an arms
merchant
METAL
gunmetal
road-metal
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
coconut
milk
cow's
milk
goat's
milk
mother's
milk
MILL
a treadmill
a windmill
a flour
mill
a steel
mill
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
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
NET
a butterfly
net
a
dragnet
a
driftnet
a
fishnet
a fishing
net
a mosquito
net
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
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
OIL
(See also Type 4 examples of "oil". English seems to randomly use
Type 1 or Type 4 pronunciation for compounds using "oil")
fuel
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
switchboard 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 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
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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
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
hen party
a
house party
a
pyjama party = a
slumber party
a
stag party
a
tea party
a
theme party
PARTY
(2) = a
group of people doing a specific task or traveling together
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
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
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
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
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 game
player
a guitar
player
a keyboard
player
a ping-pong
player
a
soccer 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
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
an
assembly point
the
breaking point
the
focal point
the
freezing point
the
melting point
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)
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
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
POST (
2)
a command
post
a sentry
post
a teaching
post
an observation
post
POT
POWDER
POWER
airpower
brainpower
buying
power
candlepower
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
water
pressure
PRICE(S)
a discount
price
a/the retail
price
a
selling price
a
starting price
a/the wholesale
price
housing
prices
oil
prices
the ticket
price
PRINT
PROBLEM
a hearing
problem
a reading
problem
a sleeping
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
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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