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Compound word

Toothbrush

Toothbrush

A small brush for cleaning your teeth.

Arjun packed his toothbrush for the school trip to Ooty.

Remember: Tooth + brush. A closed compound: one word. It is tooth, not teeth, even though it cleans many teeth.

Short lessonCompounds, blends & clippingsEnglish makes new words by joining words, fusing parts of words, or cutting words short. This is called word formation.

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