compound

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   composed of more than one part

   compound leaves are composed of several lobes

2. 2
   adj

   consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

   soap is a compound substance

3. 3
   verb

   to create by mixing or combining

   We compounded the substances to make our own concrete.

4. 4
   noun

   An enclosure for secure storage.

   A separate building on the west side will house a standby powerhouse and a workshop, and there will be an unroofed compound for compressed air cylinders and water tanks.

5. 5
   noun

   A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.

   Shepard: What kind of proof do you have that the major is dangerous? Transmission: Three days ago, we sent two Alliance representatives to meet with him at his compound. They have disappeared. We believe Kyle and his followers killed them. Transmission: That compound is a cult, Shepard. They call him 'Father Kyle' now. He's set himself up as some kind of religious leader.

6. 6
   adj

   Composed of elements; not simple.

   a compound word

7. 7
   adj

   Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.

   compound addition

8. 8
   noun

   A substance made from any combination of ingredients.

   A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness.

Etymology

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).