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compound > 11 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	compound	Of leaf shapes
	2	compound	Consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
	3	compound, colonial	Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
NOUN	1	compound, chemical compound	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
	2	compound	A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
	3	compound	An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
VERB	1	compound, intensify, heighten, deepen	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
	2	compound, combine	Put or add together
	3	compound	Calculate principal and interest
	4	compound	Create by mixing or combining
	5	compound, combine	Combine so as to form a whole

compound > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'mpawnd; kahmpaw'nd
Rhymes	abound, aground, around, and 53 more rhymes in awnd...

compound > adjective 1
Meaning	Of leaf shapes. Of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes.
Contrary	simple, unsubdivided
Similar	bilobate, bilobated, bilobed; binate; bipartite; bipinnate; bipinnatifid; cleft, dissected; conjugate; decompound; even-pinnate, abruptly-pinnate, paripinnate; incised; lobed, lobate; odd-pinnate, imparipinnate; palmate, palm-shaped; palmatifid; parted; pedate; pinnate, pinnated; pinnatifid; pinnatisect; quinquefoliate; ternate; trifoliate, trifoliolate, trifoliated; trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, three-lobed; tripinnate, tripinnated; tripinnatifid
Category	botany, phytology
See also	complex; smooth; rough

compound > adjective 2
Meaning	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"
Similar to	complex

compound > adjective 3
Meaning	Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony.
Synonyms	colonial
Similar to	complex
Category	zoology, zoological science

compound > noun 1, substance
Meaning	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight.
Synonyms	chemical compound
Category	chemistry, chemical science
Broader	substance, matter
Narrower	vanillin; acceptor; adduct; antiknock; acid; arsenide; hydrogen cyanide; anionic compound; base, alkali; binary compound; taurine; chromogen; manganese tetroxide; monomer; ozonide; organic compound; ammine; anhydride; azide; bitter principle; buffer; calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide; carbonyl; carbon disulfide; cofactor; cementite, iron carbide; chloropicrin, nitrochloroform; complex, coordination compound; allomorph; corrosive; aluminate; defoliant; depilatory; dimer; fixing agent, fixer; formulation, preparation; enantiomorph, enantiomer; exotherm; goitrogen; benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone; synthetic, synthetic substance; hydrate; hydroxide; incense; inorganic compound; repellent, repellant; repellent, repellant; iodocompound; isomer; hydroxide, hydrated oxide; menthol; nitrogen mustard; nitride; oxide; polymer; preservative; quinone, benzoquinone; salt; caustic; nitrate; chloride; heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle; silicide; siloxane; sternutator, sternutatory; stripper; sulfide, sulphide; telluride; tenderizer, tenderiser; tetrachloride; triazine; yellowcake, U308; enamel; pregnanediol
Verbs	compound

compound > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts.
Broader	whole
Verbs	compound; compound; compound

compound > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient).
Broader	enclosure

compound > verb 1, change
Meaning	Make more intense, stronger, or more marked.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	intensify, heighten, deepen
Cause to	intensify, deepen
Broader	increase
Narrower	heat up, hot up, screw up; fan; enhance, heighten, raise; amplify; sharpen; sharpen, heighten

compound > verb 2, change
Meaning	Put or add together.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	combine
Broader	add
Narrower	totalize, totalise; recombine; mix; synthesize, synthesise
Nouns	compounding; compound

compound > verb 3, possession
Meaning	Calculate principal and interest.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	account, calculate

compound > verb 4, creation
Meaning	Create by mixing or combining.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Nouns	compound; compounding; compound

compound > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Combine so as to form a whole. Mix.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"compound the ingredients"
Synonyms	combine
Broader	mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
Narrower	integrate, incorporate; heterodyne; sulfurette, sulphurette; carburet
Nouns	compounding; compound

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