TRIPLES VI 

In each compound word or two-word phrase below, the same word can follow the first word and precede the second word to make two other compound words or two-word phrases. What are the conneccting words? 

Ex. FLYWEIGHT

Ans. PAPER (flypaper / paperweight 

 

Ex. BACK ROAD

Ans. COUNTRY (back country / country road)

 

1. OUTLINE

2. FALLOUT

3. SEA LEGS 

4. BOX SEAT 

5. BED SHEET 

6. AUTO SHOP

7. FLASHLIGHT

8. FOOD ORDER 

9. COFFEE CAKE 

10. PROPER NAMES

 

Answers:

 

1. SIDE

2. FLAT

3. DOG

4. CAR

5. SPREAD

6. BODY

7. FLOOD

8. COURT

9. CUP

10. NAME*

 

*The expression "to name names" goes back to the McCarthy era of the House Un-American Activities Committtee (HUAC) where Hollywood celebrities were pressured to give names of their colleagues as suspected Communists - despite lack of proof and self-serving political corruption. Those who refused were often blacklisted and had their careers ruined.