compound.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Meaning & usage
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
An enclosure for secure storage.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.
Composed of elements; not simple.
a compound word
Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
compound addition
compound proportion
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
Anything made by combining several things.
A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Ellipsis of compound exercise.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
to compound a medicine
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
to compound a debt
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
to compound with someone / for something
To compose; to constitute.
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
To worsen a situation.
Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
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