Compound words

Words made out of two other words.

A Christmas tree is a pine tree (real or plastic) that is brought inside at Christmas time as part of the Christmas traditions. It is usually covered with colourful lights and decorations. Often a star or an angel is put at the very top of the tree, and the Christmas presents are put underneath.
A combine harvester is a large machine that harvests grains such as wheat, oats and barley. The combine not only removes the grain heads from the stalks, but it also separates the individual grains themselves from the heads. The combine harvester was invented in the United States in 1834, but a commercial version was invented in Australia in 1885.

Gis forGas can

A gas can (also called a jerry can) is a container used to store and carry fuel like gasoline or diesel. It is usually made of plastic or metal and has a handle and a spout for pouring. You might use a gas can to fill up a lawn mower or take extra fuel with you on a trip.
A high chair is a chair designed for feeding older babies in. They have a tray to put food onto, rails and straps to stop the baby falling out, and are quite tall so the baby is easy to feed by an adult without them having to bend down.
A lawnmower is a tool for cutting the grass in your lawn. Lawnmowers come in several different types. Lawnmowers can be ride-on like a small car, and you drive them around over your lawn. This kind is good for really, really big lawns. Then there are push-mowers that don't have an engine and rely on you pushing them to spin a blade that cuts the grass. This kind are hard to use and are not very common anymore. The most common is the kind in the picture, where you push it to make it go where you want, but the blade is powered by a petrol or electric motor.
A sleeping bag is essentially a blanket that closes around the edges with a zipper. Sleeping bags keep the person inside warm and dry. They are usually used while camping, as a mobile bed.
Ten pin bowling is an indoor sport that involves rolling a heavy ball along the ground inside a specially designed building, with the aim of knocking over a group of pins all at once. The more pins you knock over at once, the better your score.

Tis forTote bag

A tote bag is a light carry-bag that you use for carrying all sorts of things in, like your groceries.
A trash can is somewhere you put your trash so it can be taken to the tip. Trash cans are sometimes called bins or if they are inside they are sometimes calle wastepaper baskets.