Compounds
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:21 pts9 letters
Definition of Compounds
noun
noun
- Anything made by combining several things.
- A substance made from any combination elements.
- A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
- A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
- A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
verb
- To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
"to compound a medicine"
- To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
- To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
- 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 compromise.
Anagrams of Compounds
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50 words can be made from the letters in "compounds":
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SYNONYMS
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