Meaning of 'compound' (Webster Dictionary)
- In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house,
outbuildings, etc.
- 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.
- A union of two or more ingredients in definite
proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as,
water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
- 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.
- To form or make by combining different elements,
ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
- To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts,
in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
- To modify or change by combination with some other
thing or part; to mingle with something else.
- To compose; to constitute.
- To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to
compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from
those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
- Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;
produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things;
composite; as, a compound word.
Meaning of 'compound' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- put or add together
Meaning (2):
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
Meaning (3):
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Example in sentence:- Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her;
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness;
- The efforts were intensified;
- This event only deepened my convictions
Meaning (4):
- composed of more than one part
Example in sentence:- compound flower heads;
- compound leaves are composed of several lobes
Meaning (5):
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
Example in sentence:- a blackberry is a compound fruit;
- housetop is a compound word;
- soap is a compound substance
Meaning (6):
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
Example in sentence:- coral is a colonial organism
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