[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compound \com"pound\, a. oe. compouned, p. p. of compounen. see
   compound, v. t.
   composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;
   produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or
   things; composite; as, a compound word.
   1913 webster

         compound substances are made up of two or more simple
         substances.                              --i. watts.
   1913 webster

   compound addition, subtraction, multiplication,
   division arith., the addition, subtraction, etc., of
      compound numbers.

   compound crystal crystallog., a twin crystal, or one
      seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined
      according to regular laws of composition.

   compound engine mech., a form of steam engine in which
      the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder
      is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure
      cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,
      successively.

   compound ether. chem. see under ether.

   compound flower bot., a flower head resembling a single
      flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in
      a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or
      dandelion.

   compound fraction. math. see fraction.

   compound fracture. see fracture.

   compound householder, a householder who compounds or
      arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be
      included in his rents. eng.

   compound interest. see interest.

   compound larceny. law see larceny.

   compound leaf bot., a leaf having two or more separate
      blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.

   compound microscope. see microscope.

   compound motion. see motion.

   compound number math., one constructed according to a
      varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;
      -- called also denominate number.

   compound pier arch., a clustered column.

   compound quantity alg., a quantity composed of two or
      more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +
      plus or - minus. thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are
      compound quantities.

   compound radical. chem. see radical.

   compound ratio math., the product of two or more ratios;
      thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c
      and b:d.

   compound rest mech., the tool carriage of an engine
      lathe.

   compound screw mech., a screw having on the same axis two
      or more screws with different pitch a differential
      screw, or running in different directions a right and
      left screw.

   compound time mus., that in which two or more simple
      measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining
      of two measures of 3-8 time.

   compound word, a word composed of two or more words;
      specifically, two or more words joined together by a
      hyphen.
      1913 webster
see also:
compound compound addition subtraction multiplication division compound crystal 
compound engine compound ether ether compound flower compound fraction 
fraction compound fracture fracture compound householder compound interest 
interest compound larceny larceny compound leaf compound microscope 
microscope compound motion motion compound number denominate number 
compound pier compound quantity compound radical radical compound ratio 
compound rest compound screw compound time compound word 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compound \com"pound\ ko^m"pound, n. malay kompung a
   village.
   in the east indies, an inclosure containing a house,
   outbuildings, etc.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compound \compound"\ ko^mpound", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   compounded; p. pr.  vb. n. compounding. oe. componen,
   compounen, l. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set.
   the d is excrescent. see position, and cf. compon'e.
   1. to form or make by combining different elements,
      ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
      1913 webster

            incapacitating him from successfully compounding a
            tale of this sort.                    --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   2. to put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in
      order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
      1913 webster

            we have the power of altering and compounding those
            images into all the varieties of picture. --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. to modify or change by combination with some other thing
      or part; to mingle with something else.
      1913 webster

            only compound me with forgotten dust. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to compose; to constitute. obs.
      1913 webster

            his pomp and all what state compounds. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise;
      to discharge from obligation upon terms different from
      those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
      1913 webster

            i pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   to compound a felony, to accept of a consideration for
      forbearing to prosecute, such compounding being an
      indictable offense. see theftbote.
      1913 webster
see also:
compounded compounding position compon'e to compound a felony theftbote 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compound \compound"\, v. i.
   to effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to
   agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with
   before the person participating, and for before the thing
   compounded or the consideration.
   1913 webster

         here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; . . . compound
         with him by the year.                    --shak.
   1913 webster

         they were at last glad to compound for his bare
         commitment to the tower.                 --clarendon.
   1913 webster

         cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after
         michaelmas for thirty pounds.            --r. carew.
   1913 webster

         compound for sins they are inclined to
         by damning those they have no mind to.   --hudibras.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

compound \com"pound\, n.
   1. that which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture
      of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of
      simples; a compound word; the result of composition.
      --shak.
      1913 webster

            rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun.
                                                  --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

            when the word "bishopric" was first made, it was
            made as a compound.                   --earle.
      1913 webster

   2. chem. a union of two or more ingredients in definite
      proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct
      substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
      1913 webster

   note: every definite chemical compound always contains the
         same elements, united in the same proportions by
         weight, and with the same internal arrangement.
         1913 webster

   binary compound chem.. see under binary.

   carbon compounds chem.. see under carbon.
      1913 webster
see also:
binary compound binary carbon compounds carbon 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

compound
     adj 1: of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts
            or lobes ant: simple
     2: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or
        elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance";
        "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound
        fruit"
     3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole
        or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" syn: colonial
     n 1: chemistry a substance formed by chemical union of two or
          more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by
          weight syn: chemical compound
     2: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
     3: an enclosure of residences and other building especially in
        the orient
     v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "the efforts
          were intensified", "her rudeness intensified his dislike
          for her"; "potsmokers claim it heightens their
          awareness"; "this event only deepened my convictions"
          syn: intensify, heighten, deepen
     2: put or add together; "combine resources" syn: combine
     3: calculate principal and interest
     4: create by mixing or combining
     5: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the
        ingredients" syn: combine
see also:
simple colonial chemical compound intensify heighten deepen 
combine 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

254 moby thesaurus words for "compound":
   accommodate, acid, acidity, acronym, acrostic, add, add to, adjust,
   admix, admixture, agent, aggrandize, aggravate, alkali, alkalinity,
   alloisomer, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation,
   anion, antacid, assemblage, assemble, assembly, assimilate,
   associate, atom, augment, avyayibhava, back formation, base,
   bemingle, biochemical, blend, boost, bracket, brew, build,
   building, buildup, cast, cation, chemical, chemical element,
   chromoisomer, clipped word, coadunate, coalesce, combination,
   combine, combo, come together, commingle, commix, commixture,
   complex, complicated, compose, composite, composition, compost,
   comprise, compromise, concoct, concoction, confection,
   conglomerate, conjugate, connect, consolidate, consolidation,
   constitution, construct, construction, cop out, copolymer, couple,
   create, decoct, devise, dimer, duck responsibility, dvandva, dvigu,
   elaborate, element, embodiment, embody, emulsify, encompass,
   endocentric compound, enhance, enlarge, ensemble, erect,
   evade responsibility, evolve, exacerbate, exocentric compound,
   expand, extend, extrude, fabricate, fabrication, fashion,
   fashioning, fix up, flux, form, formation, formulate, frame,
   fudge together, fuse, fusion, get up, getup, give and take,
   give way, go fifty-fifty, go together, hash, heavy chemicals,
   heighten, high polymer, homogenize, homopolymer, hydracid,
   immingle, immix, immixture, include, incorporate, incorporation,
   increase, indite, inorganic chemical, integrate, intensify,
   interblend, interfuse, interlace, interlard, intermingle, intermix,
   intermixture, intertwine, interweave, intricate, involved, ion,
   isomer, join, jumble, junction, knead, link, lump together,
   macromolecule, magma, magnify, make, make a deal,
   make an adjustment, make concessions, make one, make up, makeup,
   manufacture, mature, meet halfway, meld, melt into one, merge,
   merger, merging, metamer, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix, mix up,
   mixture, mold, molecule, monomer, multifaceted, multiform,
   multiple, multiply, neutralizer, nonacid, organic chemical,
   organization, oxyacid, paronym, paste, patch together,
   piece together, piecing together, play politics, polymer,
   prefabricate, prepare, produce, pseudoisomer, put together, put up,
   putting together, radical, raise, reach a compromise, reagent,
   rear, reembody, roll into one, run up, scramble, set up, settle,
   setup, shade into, shape, shaping, shuffle, solidify,
   split the difference, spoonerism, stir up, strike a balance,
   strike a bargain, structure, structuring, sulfacid, surrender,
   syncretize, syndicate, syneresis, synthesis, synthesize,
   take the mean, tatpurusha, throw together, toss together, trimer,
   unify, unite, whomp up, word form, work, worsen, write, yield

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Compound, definition of term: Compound
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Compound Micros >> C Words
Compound Micros, definition of term: Compound Micros
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Compound Senten >> C Words
Compound Senten, definition of term: Compound Senten
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Compound Intere >> C Words
Compound Intere, definition of term: Compound Intere
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Compound Word >> C Words
Compound Word, definition of term: Compound Word
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Compound Fractu >> C Words
Compound Fractu, definition of term: Compound Fractu
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Compound Eye >> C Words
Compound Eye, definition of term: Compound Eye
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Carbon Compound >> C Words
Carbon Compound, definition of term: Carbon Compound
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Binary Compound >> B Words
Binary Compound, definition of term: Binary Compound
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