Compound Nouns Ending in SS and Containing IS

This list gathers 28 English compound nouns ending in SS and containing IS, such as Crisscross, Headmistress, Wiseass, Schoolmistress, Postmistress, Praiseworthiness and Christlikeness. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to check closed, hyphenated, and open compound rules.

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Starts with A
1 words
airmiss
Starts with B
2 words
bristlegrass
blockheadishness
Starts with C
6 words
crisscross
christlikeness
concertmistress
closefistedness
christcross
crosswiseness
Starts with F
1 words
fishgrass
Starts with H
2 words
headmistress
housemistress
Starts with P
2 words
postmistress
praiseworthiness
Starts with Q
1 words
quartermistress
Starts with S
6 words
schoolmistress
schoolgirlishness
schoolmiss
schoolboyishness
showoffishness
schoolmasterishness
Starts with T
4 words
tightfistedness
taskmistress
toastmistress
tomfoolishness
Starts with W
3 words
wiseass
whoremistress
workmistress

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