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Interchangeable Compounds
Homework is a compound word (ie composed of two other words).
Housework is an interchangeable compound word - its components can be interchanged to form another compound word - workhouse.
However, housework and workhouse are not synonym pairs (words that mean the same thing).
Can you find three interchangeable compound synonym pairs that mean:
1. entire
2. view
3. reversal
Housework is an interchangeable compound word - its components can be interchanged to form another compound word - workhouse.
However, housework and workhouse are not synonym pairs (words that mean the same thing).
Can you find three interchangeable compound synonym pairs that mean:
1. entire
2. view
3. reversal
Answer
1. allover/overall2. lookout/outlook
3. downturn/turndown OR turnover/overturn
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