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the
head office ( the noun "head"
represents "central" or "main")
the
head teacher (the noun, the "head"
represents the adjective, "leading")
the
head boy
the
head waiter
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‘pocket’ = ‘miniature’
"Pocket" is used to mean, "small enough to fit in your pocket".
a pocket
dictionary
a pocket
calculator
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‘slave’ = ‘enslaved’
slave labour
a slave labourer
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‘career’ = ‘lifelong’
a career diplomat
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‘celluloid’ = ‘of films’
a celluloid hero
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‘midget’ = ‘very small’
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‘dream’ = ‘dream-like’ or ‘ideal’
a dream holiday
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‘zebra’ = ‘coloured like a
zebra’
a
zebra crossing
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‘master’ = ‘main’
or ‘biggest’
the
master bedroom
‘gutter’ = ‘low
quality’
the
gutter press
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‘pet’ = ‘favourite’
or ‘affectionate’
a pet hate (Br.) =
a pet peeve (U.S.)
a
pet name
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‘chance’ = ‘fortuitous’,
‘unplanned’
a chance meeting
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‘ballpoint’ = ‘having
a ballpoint’
a
ballpoint pen
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‘mass’ = ‘very big’
the
mass media
mass production
mass transit
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‘charter’ = ‘from
the beginning’, ‘original’, ‘early’
a
charter member
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‘life’ = ‘permanent’
=‘perpetual’
a
life member
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‘top’ = ‘highest’
(usually informal)
top banana
top brass
top dog
top dollar
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‘maiden’ = ‘first’
A maiden is a young, unmarried woman. When the noun "maiden" is used
attributively, it means "first".
a maiden voyage
a
maiden speech (in parliament)
a maiden
name – the first, or birth name
that a married woman used before her (first) marriage
"Maiden name" is often (or usually) spoken with the word "maiden"
stressed more than "name", which is a case of
implied
contrasting stress. This is because we only use the term,
"maiden name" when a woman has a married name. When "maiden" is stressed
this way, it implies, "not the married name". Here is an example -
maiden name
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