Should made up be hyphenated?

Make-up functions as an adjective, a word or phrase that modifies a noun, such as a make-up test. Modifying phrases made up of two or more words, where the words together modify the noun, are hyphenated. Make up (two words) is a verb, a word or phrase that depicts action. “Make up” is to reconcile.

Is made up a compound word?

Consider the words “make up” and “makeup”. This is a more advanced example of a compound word because the resulting combination is a homonym and can be used in more than one way.

Are compound nouns always hyphenated?

Compound nouns comprised of a noun and a participle (in any order) must be hyphenated when being used as an adjective: a garden-filled city, cutting-edge methods. Otherwise, no hyphens are needed.

Which compound nouns are hyphenated?

Compound nouns usually consist of two nouns such as foot + ball. They vary in form; some are closed, some are open, and some are hyphenated….Compound Nouns.

Closed Forms	Open Forms	Hyphenated Forms
pickpocket	shock wave	self–defense
wheelchair	street smarts	stretcher–bearer

What is the word for a made up word?

A neologism (/niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/; from Greek νέο- néo-, “new” and λόγος lógos, “speech, utterance”) is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not yet been fully accepted into mainstream language.

What type of word is made up?

concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story. being in makeup; wearing facial cosmetics.

When can you hyphenate words?

Generally, you need the hyphen only if the two words are functioning together as an adjective before the noun they’re describing. If the noun comes first, leave the hyphen out. This wall is load bearing.

How do you hyphenate hyphenated words?

Hyphens Between Words. Rule 1a. Generally, hyphenate two or more words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea. This is called a compound adjective.

Are made up of synonym?

What is another word for made up of?

including	inclusive of
containing	counting
with	which include
which includes	among other things

What does it mean if something is made up?

1 : fully manufactured. 2 : marked by the use of makeup. 3 : fancifully conceived or falsely devised.