Results for compound
Definitions of compound:
part of speech: adjective
Composed of two or more parts.
part of speech: verb transitive
To mix or combine: to settle or adjust by agreement.
part of speech: adjective
Mixed or composed of a number of parts: not simple.
part of speech: noun
A combination of two or more elements, ingredients, or parts.
part of speech: noun
A body formed by the union or mixture of two or more substances or parts.
part of speech: verb transitive
To mix together; as, to compound drugs.
part of speech: adjective
Composed of two or more substances; composed of several parts.
part of speech: noun
A mass made up of a number of parts.
part of speech: verb
To mix or unite two or more substances into one body or mass; to unite or combine; to adjust; to discharge, as a debt by composition; to come to terms.
part of speech: verb intransitive
Usage examples for compound:
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That is what the bright penny comes to at compound interest.
"The-Brick-Moon-and-Other-Stories", Hale, Edward Everett -
In this case the water would be the vehicle, Poynter, and, as I was saying, if you were to take twenty drops of this extract, or rather, compound you would feel as if a new lease of life were beginning- that everything looked brighter; that nerve and muscle were being strung up; your power of thought greater, and- try a little, my dear sir.
"The Bag of Diamonds", George Manville Fenn