Bag. Basket. Bin. Bowl. Box.

 

  Because a compound word (such as compound word) is not necessarily a hyphenated word nor a single word formed by putting two separate words together, furthermore, it can be descriptive in nature when used in its combined form in ways that the description would not be rendered without the pairing. 

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That "descriptive in nature when used in its combined form in ways..." is tricky, don't you think? 

For example, I thought about soup bowl and bread bowl, trash bin, laundry basket and a few others, but I convinced myself they weren't correct. 

Thank you for schooling me. 

 

  Everything about me is tricky. I enjoyed schooling you, and I look forward to doing it more often.

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Goodnight, Mr. D. 

 

  What a nice student. I may have to give her extra credit. (Cough, cough.)
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