[This post][1] asked if ice cream was one word or two.

John Lawler's comment seems logical and accurate to me:<br>

> "Space: The Final Frontier. The answer to the question is "Yes". That
> is, some people consider it one word, and others two, so it is
> considered one word or two. Seriously, word is not well-enough defined
> to allow such precise counting."

J.R. also makes a great point:<br>

> "It depends on your definition of "word". For most situations, if a
> two-word phrase gets its own entry in the dictionary, then I regard it
> as a single word. But Scrabble players would disagree, and they'd all
> scream if I tried to play ICECREAM."

Lastly, JeffSahol makes another fine point with<br>

> "Here's a possible test: if it could be listed by the US Army in
> reverse order (as in "Sauce, Tomato"), then it's two words.
> Unfortunately, they don't put ice cream in MREs. :)"

**Where/How can I find a list of all English words that contain more than one space, such as ice cream, (but not including phrases like tomato sauce)?**


  [1]: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/121860/is-the-term-ice-cream-considered-one-word-or-two