2-word compound nouns
  
  water bird         (a bird who lives near water)
  glass bottle       (a bottle made of glass)
  baby bottle        (a bottle used by a baby)
  Greyhound bus      (a bus operated by the Greyhound company)
  birthday present   (present given to celebrate a birthday)
  marble cake        (cake that looks like marble)
  soda can           (a can containing soda)
  rock candy         (candy as hard as a rock)
  bank card          (a card issued by a bank)
  credit card        (a card used for purchases on credit)
  memory chip        (a chip that stores memory)
  kitchen clock      (a clock hung in the kitchen)
  pocket computer    (a computer that fits in the pocket)
  jazz dance         (a dance to jazz music)
  ballet dancer      (one who dances ballet)
  computer disk      (disk used in a computer)
  toy dog            (a small dog)
  toy elephant       (a toy shaped like an elephant)
  window frame       (the frame part of a window)
  tie game           (a game whose result is a tie)
  volleyball game    (a particular game of volleyball)
  war game           (a game about war)
  research group     (a group that does research)
  tomato herring     (a herring pickled in tomato)
  clover honey       (honey made by bees who feed on clover)
  office hours       (hours when a certain person is to be found in his office)
  boat house         (a house which is actually a boat)
  coffee house       (a small restuarant that sells coffee)
  bike messenger     (a messenger who rides a bike)
  corner piece       (a piece that belongs in the corner)
  cargo plane        (a plane used for carrying cargo)
  jet plane          (a plane powered by jets)
  C program          (a program written in C)
  opera program      (a program describing an opera)
  computer program   (a program that runs on a computer)
  diet program       (a program guiding a diet)
  television program (a program shown on television)
  jigsaw puzzle      (a puzzle constructed with a jigsaw)
  diamond ring       (a ring featuring a diamond)
  engagement ring    (a ring symbolic of an engagement)
  nose ring          (a ring worn in the nose)
  garage sale        (originally: a sale held in a garage)
  tag sale           ??
  sea salt           (salt extracted from the sea)
  power saw          (a saw with electric power)
  art school         (a school that teaches art)
  ice skater         (one who skates on ice)
  college student    (a student attending college)
  exchange student   (a student who is part of an exchange program)
  part-time student  (a person who is a student some of the time)
  top ten student    (a student who ranks among the top ten)
  decision tree      (a tree expressive of the decisions that can be made)
  peach tree         (a tree that bears peaches)
  oak tree           (an oak. An oak is a type of tree)
  telephone tree     ??
  crystal vase       (a vase made of crystal)
  computer vision    (vision by a computer)
  ocean water        (water from the ocean)

Long compound nouns 

  Astoria Federal Savings Bank part-time customer service representative
     Julie Lanzilotta


  Hewlett Packard financial services solution center manager Paul King

  New York University Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship program projects
      coordinator Susan Reid

  New York University Computer Science Department Continuing Contract Faculty 
  Appointments and Promotion Committee chair.

  Fourier transform source code generator function

  ACF computer lab operator Gateway 2000 computer cable connection

  National Basketball Association slam dunk championship all-star 
       tournament finalists.

  Computer Science Department qualification exam book
 
  Los Angeles convention center staff member list.

  New York City Audobon Society Mosquito Population Study

  New York City Latino AIDS Commission Hotline telephone number

  the Budweiser New Jersey summer beach volleyball tournament 

  New York University spring 1994 class schedule bulletin
 
  The Washington Square Watch Team Community Service Patrol

  the 1996 US Consumer Product Safety Commission Meeting.