ALL meanings of compound
com·pound
C c - countable noun compound A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. 3
- countable noun compound In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements. 3
- countable noun compound If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. 3
- adjective compound Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things. 3
- adjective compound In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example 'fire engine', 'bottle-green', and 'force-feed'. 3
- adjective compound In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses. Compare complex. 3
- verb compound To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. 3
- noun compound a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds 3
- noun compound any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc 3
- noun compound a word formed from two existing words or combining forms 3
- verb compound to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product 3
- verb compound to make by combining parts, elements, aspects, etc 3
- verb compound to intensify by an added element 3
- verb compound to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest 3
- verb compound to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc) 3
- verb compound to settle (a debt, promise, etc) for less than what is owed; compromise 3
- verb compound to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration 3
- verb compound to place duplex windings on the field coil of (a motor or generator), one acting as a shunt, the other being in series with the main circuit, thus making the machine self-regulating 3
- adjective compound composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc 3
- adjective compound (of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms 3
- adjective compound (of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences 3
- adjective compound (of a verb or the tense, mood, etc, of a verb) formed by using an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb 3
- adjective compound denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three 3
- adjective compound (of an interval) greater than an octave 3
- adjective compound (of a steam engine, turbine, etc) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage 3
- adjective compound (of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream 3
- noun compound (esp formerly in South Africa) an enclosure, esp on the mines, containing the living quarters for Black workers 3
- noun compound any similar enclosure, such as a camp for prisoners of war 3
- noun compound (formerly in India, China, etc) the enclosure in which a European's house or factory stood 3
- verb transitive compound to mix or combine 3
- verb transitive compound to make by combining parts or elements 3
- verb transitive compound to settle by mutual agreement; specif., to settle (a debt) by a compromise payment of less than the total claim 3
- verb transitive compound to compute (interest) on the sum of the principal and the accumulated interest which has accrued at regular intervals 3
- verb transitive compound to increase or intensify by adding new elements 3
- intransitive verb compound to agree 3
- intransitive verb compound to compromise with a creditor 3
- intransitive verb compound to combine and form a compound 3
- adjective compound made of two or more separate parts or elements 3
- noun compound a thing formed by the mixture or combination of two or more parts or elements 3
- noun compound a substance containing two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions 3
- noun compound a word composed of two or more base morphemes, whether hyphenated or not 3
- noun compound kampong 3
- noun compound an enclosed space with a building or group of buildings within it 3
- noun compound A compound is a mixture of substances producing another substance. 3
- adjective compound composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. 1
- adjective compound having or involving two or more actions or functions: The mouth is a compound organ. 1
- adjective compound Grammar. of or relating to a compound sentence or compound-complex sentence. 1
- adjective compound consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, forming a compound noun, compound adjective, compound verb, or compound preposition, as housetop, many-sided, playact, or upon. consisting of any two or more parts that have identifiable meaning, as a base and a noninflectional affix (return, follower), a base and a combining form (biochemistry), two combining forms (ethnography), or a combining form and a noninflectional affix (aviary, dentoid). 1
- adjective compound (of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write (opposed to simple). 1
- adjective compound Botany. composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole: a compound fruit. 1