Definition of compound_word
1. compound [ v ] make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Examples:
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
"This event only deepened my convictions"
(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
Such ambiguous exercises compound confusion by making it worse compounded , and they are sometimes expanded until the cream of the jest sours .
Such ambiguous exercises compound confusion by making it worse compounded , and they are sometimes expanded until the cream of the jest sours .
Synonyms compound intensify deepen heighten Related Terms increase enhance fan sharpen heat_up sharpen amplify intensifier intensify2. compound [ n ] a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Used in print:(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story , because it brings_together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious , riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann 's work .
(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
I want to create the impression of a compound full of children .
He looked out over the expanse of the compound .
Synonyms compound Related Terms whole3. compound [ v ] put or add together
Examples:
"combine resources"
(The New York Times...)
It is an over-all impression Mr._Sansom strives for , an impression compounded of visual details , of a savory mixture of smells , of much loving attention to architecture and scenery , of lights and shadows , of intangibles of atmosphere and of echoes of the past .
(Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)
The American_dream was compounded of many strains .
Synonyms combine compound Related Terms add synthesize mix totalise recombine combination combination4. compound [ n ] an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Used in print:(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
Rector asked him to move it for_the_time_being ; he wanted the mission compound to be effortlessly spotless .
Synonyms compound Related Terms enclosure5. compound [ n ] (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Used in print:(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)
The structure appears to be unique among ROOH compounds , but is the same as that assumed by **f .
Synonyms compound chemical_compound Related Terms substance formulation salt buffer acid hydride goitrogen base dimethylglyoxime chloride incense isomer nitrate hydroxide iodocompound alkylbenzenesulfonate monomer dimer complex cementite allomorph organic_compound creatine amine rennet anionic_compound depilatory adduct ferritin anhydride oxide petrochemical preservative corrosive caustic creosote creosote defoliant tetrachloride enamel ammine chromogen formaldehyde fixing_agent repellant furan thiazine azide chelate antiknock enantiomorph nitroglycerin bicarbonate_of_soda benzofuran bitter_principle manganese_tetroxide halocarbon synthetic hydrate cacodyl peptone hydrocyanic_acid hydroxide oxime calcium-cyanamide polymer inorganic_compound quassia repellent carbonyl methane_series carbon_disulfide silicide siloxane sternutator sulfide telluride tenderizer nitrogen_mustard urea cofactor acceptor aldehyde arsenide binary_compound taurine quaternary_ammonium_compound ozonide chloropicrin aluminate vanillin nitride benzoquinone pregnanediol heterocycle stripper triazine u308 chemistry6. compound [ a ] (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
Synonyms compound Related Terms simple botany parted bipinnate bipinnatifid binate decompound even-pinnate incised lobed odd-pinnate bipartite bilobate palmatifid pedate pinnate pinnatifid pinnatisect quinquefoliate ternate trifoliate trilobate tripinnate tripinnatifid palmate cleft conjugate complex smooth rough7. compound [ a ] (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
Examples:
"coral is a colonial organism"
8. compound [ v ] calculate principal and interest
Synonyms compound Related Terms account9. compound [ v ] create by mixing or combining
Synonyms compound Related Terms assemble10. compound [ a ] consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
Examples:
"soap is a compound substance"
"housetop is a compound word"
"a blackberry is a compound fruit"
11. compound [ v ] combine so as to form a whole; mix
Examples:
"compound the ingredients"
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