Brain Teaser Of The Day: The Missing Word

In this teaser, your job is to discover the missing word that links the two given words. The dashes indicate the number of letters in the missing word. Good luck!

i.e. WAR – FARE – WELL

1. ARM _ _ _ _ _ LIFT
2. CREAM _ _ _ _ ADDER
3. WOOD _ _ _ _ BENCH
4. SHOULDER _ _ _ _ _ POCKET
5. CANDY _ _ _ _ WASHER

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