Comp
/kɒmp/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts4 letters
Definition of Comp
noun
- Clipping of comprehensive layout, a graphic design showing final proposed layout of text and images.
- Clipping of comprehensive examination.
- Clipping of complimentary ticket or item.
verb
noun
- (in bibliographies) Abbreviation of compiled.
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- (grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
- (grammar) A word in the comparative form.
- (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
- An equal; a rival; a compeer.
- One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
noun
- Comparison.
- An instruction or command that compares two values.
- Illustration by comparison; simile.
noun
- The act or principle of compensating.
- Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
- The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
- A recompense or reward for service.
- An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
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verb
- To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
"Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language."
- To construct, build.
- To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
"After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works."
- To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
"There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile."
- To contain or comprise.
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adjective
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- A mixture of different components.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- A function of a function.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
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- The chief accountant of a company or government.
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- A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
- (by restriction) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
noun
- The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Comp"
Comp is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Comp" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "comp" is a medium-scoring word.