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extremeXconcepts said:Great additions guys, EDITED
Why is it called a Toothbrush? Instead of teeth brush? Anyone who only has a TOOTH....im pretty sure is not using one.
The word is made up of two nouns - "tooth" and "brush"; thus its an compound noun; but the two words are written together. The first word "tooth" describes the second word "brush" and it gives a character to the second word.
The first word "tooth" thus acts as an adjective and becomes an "attribute noun". As it acts as an adjective, it follows the
* rule of NOT PLURALIZING ADJECTIVES.
* Gives importance to the TYPE of element its relating to rather than "NUMBER".
E.g . shoe rack, footrest, toothpaste, nail enamel, hairbrush...... from: Onetexan [SIZE=smaller]— Preceding xxx comment added by xxx 22:55, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[/SIZE]