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| compounds | |
| 1. n. plural of compound |  |
| compound | |
| 1. n. an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined | |
| 2. n. a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices | |
| 3. adj. composed of elements; not simple | |
| a compound word | |
| 4. adj. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth). | |
| 5. n. Anything made by combining several things. | |
| 6. n. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements. | |
| 7. n. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight. | |
| 8. n. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top. | |
| 9. n. (rail) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. | |
| 10. v. To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts. | |
| to compound a medicine | |
| 11. v. To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite. | |
| 12. v. To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else. | |
| 13. v. (transitive, legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. | |
| to compound a debt | |
| 14. v. To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive) 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. | |
| 16. v. (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute. | |
| 17. v. (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest. | |
| 18. v. To worsen a situation | |
