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Binary Word Starters 4
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For each of the following, find a word that may be placed in front of each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words. The resulting "binary" words may be singular (possibly hyphenated), or phrasal (i.e. the two component words are separated by a space) in construction.
For example, given: "light, rise, tide", you would need to find the word "high", which, when placed in front of these words, results in the three new valid words: "highlight", "high-rise", and "high tide" respectively.
1. light, car, wise
2. leg, house, days
3. dollar, blast, trap
4. track, break, forward
For example, given: "light, rise, tide", you would need to find the word "high", which, when placed in front of these words, results in the three new valid words: "highlight", "high-rise", and "high tide" respectively.
1. light, car, wise
2. leg, house, days
3. dollar, blast, trap
4. track, break, forward
Answer
1. street - streetlight, streetcar, streetwise2. dog - dogleg, doghouse, dog days
3. sand - sand dollar, sandblast, sand trap
4. fast - fast track, fast break, fast forward
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