Results for compound

Definition of compound:

• part of speech: (verb transitive)

  To mix; combine; settle by agreement.

• 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 upon terms.

• part of speech: (noun)

  A body formed by the union or mixture of two or more substances or parts.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Composed of various parts.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Composed of two or more substances; composed of several parts.

Usage examples for compound:

“ He would not use the camel again this morning, but left it resting in its corner of the compound beneath the palms. ” Six Women, - Victoria Cross.