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compound
('k/A/mp/&//U/nd )

adjective (a)

  • composed of more than one part(adj.all)
    Example:
    Compound leaves are composed of several lobes.
    Compound flower heads.
    Antonym:
    simple, unsubdivided
    source: wordnet30
  • Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    chemical compound
    source: wordnet30
  • an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts(adj.all)
    Example:
    Soap is a compound substance.
    Housetop is a compound word.
    A blackberry is a compound fruit.
    source: wordnet30
  • composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    colonial
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make more intense, stronger, or more marked(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    deepen, heighten, intensify
    source: wordnet30
  • put or add together(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    combine
    source: wordnet30
  • calculate principal and interest(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • create by mixing or combining(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
  • combine so as to form a whole; mix(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Compound the ingredients.
    source: wordnet30
  • To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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