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

To agree, or come to terms: to bargain in the lump.

Usage examples for compound:

• 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