~ is put between two nouns to form a noun referring to something or someone that is partly one thing and partly another.
...a dining-room~study...
COMB in N-COUNT
~ is put between two nouns to form a noun referring to something or someone that is partly one thing and partly another.
...a dining-room~study...
COMB in N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012