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Compound Word Closers 9
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For each of the following, find a word that may be appended to each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words.
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. war, hem, pad
2. bar, hand, brides
3. pro, con, dif
4. pole, house, copy
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. war, hem, pad
2. bar, hand, brides
3. pro, con, dif
4. pole, house, copy
Answer
1. lock - warlock, hemlock, padlock2. maid - barmaid, handmaid, bridesmaid
3. fuse - profuse, confuse, diffuse
4. cat - polecat, housecat, copycat
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