Definitions from Wiktionary (compound)
▸ noun: An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
▸ noun: An enclosure for secure storage.
▸ noun: A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
▸ adjective: Composed of elements; not simple.
▸ adjective: (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
▸ adjective: (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
▸ noun: Anything made by combining several things.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
▸ noun: (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
▸ noun: (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
▸ noun: (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
▸ verb: (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
▸ verb: (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
▸ verb: (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
▸ verb: (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
▸ verb: (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
▸ noun: Short for compound exercise. [Any physical exercise that works several groups of muscles at the same time.]
▸ Also see compound
organic compounds,
chemical compounds,
aromatic compounds,
sulfur compounds,
nitrogen compounds,
more...
▸ Words similar to compounds
▸ Usage examples for compounds
▸ Idioms related to compounds
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing compounds
▸ Popular nouns described by compounds
▸ Words that often appear near compounds
▸ Rhymes of compounds
▸ Invented words related to compounds
▸ noun: An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
▸ noun: An enclosure for secure storage.
▸ noun: A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
▸ adjective: Composed of elements; not simple.
▸ adjective: (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
▸ adjective: (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
▸ noun: Anything made by combining several things.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
▸ noun: (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
▸ noun: (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
▸ noun: (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
▸ verb: (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
▸ verb: (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
▸ verb: (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
▸ verb: (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
▸ verb: (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
▸ verb: (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
▸ noun: Short for compound exercise. [Any physical exercise that works several groups of muscles at the same time.]
▸ Also see compound
Opposite:
Types:
organic,
inorganic,
organic compound,
inorganic compound,
organic molecule,
inorganic molecule,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
|
▸ Words similar to compounds
▸ Usage examples for compounds
▸ Idioms related to compounds
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing compounds
▸ Popular nouns described by compounds
▸ Words that often appear near compounds
▸ Rhymes of compounds
▸ Invented words related to compounds