what does compound mean?
COMPOUND as NOUN
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- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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COMPOUND as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
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- The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- combine so as to form a whole
- mix
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Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- create by mixing or combining
Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- calculate principal and interest
Hypernyms(s) compound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
COMPOUND as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of leaf shapes
- of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
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- Meaning
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
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- coral is a colonial organism
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- Meaning
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
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- soap is a compound substance
- housetop is a compound word
- a blackberry is a compound fruit
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