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compound

/ compound /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Type of:
enclosure
adjective Sense 2
of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
Similar:
bilobate bilobated bilobed binate bipinnate cleft dissected conjugate
Opposites:
simple unsubdivided
See also:
complex rough smooth
Domain:
botany phytology
verb Sense 3
calculate principal and interest
Type of:
account calculate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
create by mixing or combining
Type of:
assemble piece put together
Derived:
chemical compound combination combining compounding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
combine so as to form a whole; mix
"compound the ingredients"
Type of:
mix mingle commix
Kinds of:
integrate incorporate heterodyne sulfurette sulphurette
Derived:
combining combine combination compounding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
put or add together
"combine resources"
Type of:
add
Kinds of:
totalize totalise recombine mix synthesize
Derived:
combination combining combine compounding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Type of:
substance matter
Kinds of:
vanillin acceptor adduct antiknock acid
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
noun Sense 8
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Type of:
whole
Derived:
combine
adjective satellite Sense 9
consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
"soap is a compound substance"
"housetop is a compound word"
"a blackberry is a compound fruit"
Similar:
complex
verb Sense 10
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"
"Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"
"This event only deepened my convictions"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
heat up hot up screw up fan enhance
Derived:
intensity intensiveness intensification intensifier intensive
Causes:
intensify deepen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 11
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
"coral is a colonial organism"
Similar:
complex
Domain:
zoology zoological science
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
69
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

enclosure bilobate bilobated bilobed binate bipinnate cleft dissected conjugate simple unsubdivided account