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Another word for compound

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Verb

  1. To bring or come together into a united whole

      1. To join in marriage
      2. To become joined.
      3. To join together; link
      1. To unite closely:
      2. To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony.
      3. To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
      1. To become combined or joined together; become one or as one, by adhering, associating, etc.
      2. To bring together in common cause, interest, opinion, etc.; join, as in action, through fellowship, agreement, legal bonds, etc.
      3. To join (a couple) in marriage.
      1. To make into or become a unit; consolidate.
      2. To combine into one; become or make united; consolidate
      1. To blend; merge; unite
      2. To become merged.
      3. (Card Games) To make known, for a score, that one holds (a card or combination of cards), esp. by putting them face up on the table
      1. To take as a spouse:
      2. To get married; take a spouse
      3. To join as spouses; unite in wedlock
      1. To connect, relate, or associate:
      2. To join together with or as with a link or links
      3. To be or become joined together physically:
      1. To come into the company of:
      2. To come together; meet
      3. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit:
      1. To form pairs; join.
      2. (Elec.) To join (two or more circuits) by a common magnetic or electric field or by direct connection
      3. To link together; connect:
      1. To join in a merger or union:
      2. To make strong or secure; strengthen:
      3. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
      1. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
      2. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate:
      3. To join or fasten (two things together, or one thing with or to another); link; couple
      1. (Biochem.) To join (compounds) so that the resulting substance can be readily removed, as a toxic product in the body
      2. (Grammar) To inflect (a verb) in its forms for distinctions such as number, person, voice, mood, and tense.
      3. (Archaic) To join together; unite; couple
      1. To join or become joined together; unite.
      1. To make of, or cover with, concrete
      2. To build, treat, or cover with hard, strong conglomerate construction material.
      3. To form into a mass by coalescence or cohesion of particles or parts.
      1. To harvest and thresh with a combine
      2. To join together for a common purpose.
      3. To come or bring into union; act or mix together; unite; join
      1. To cause to coalesce as a single whole or entity:
      2. To come together for a single purpose:
      3. To come or grow together into a single mass:
    See also:

    assemble

Adjective

  1. Consisting of two or more interconnected parts

      1. Formed of distinct parts; compound
      2. Made up of distinct components; compound.
      3. (Bot.) Designating the largest family (Asteraceae, order Asterales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the daisy, thistle, artichoke, and chrysanthemum, characterized by flower heads composed of dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by a ring of small leaves or bracts
      1. Not simple; involved or complicated
      2. Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated:
      3. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite:
    See also:

    simple

Noun

  1. The result of combining

      1. The state or quality of being one or united into a whole:
      2. A whole that is a combination of parts:
      3. The quality or fact of being a totality or whole or, esp., of being a union of related parts
      1. In England, a former combination of parishes for the joint administration of relief for the poor; also, a workhouse kept up by such a union
      2. A device for joining together parts, as of a machine; esp., a coupling for linking the ends of pipes
      3. A labor union.
      1. The act of unifying.
      2. The act of unifying or the state of being unified
      3. (Mathematical logic, computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order.
      1. (Biology) The temporary union of two bacterial cells during which one cell transfers part or all of its genome to the other.
      2. A process of sexual reproduction in certain algae and fungi in which temporary or permanent fusion occurs, resulting in the union of the male and female gametes.
      3. A conjugating or being conjugated; union
      1. (Mathematics) The application of one function to another. For example, if ƒ (x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 1, then the composite ƒ (g(x)) = ( x + 1)2 and the composite g( ƒ (x)) = x2 + 1.
      2. A structure or entity made up of distinct components:
      3. A thing of distinct parts; compound; esp., any of a class of high-strength, lightweight engineering materials consisting of various combinations of alloys, plastics, and ceramics
      1. The act of combining or the state of being combined.
      2. A combining or being combined
      3. An alliance of persons or parties for a common purpose; an association.
    See also:

    assemble

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Another word for compound

Modifier
  1. See also:

    complex

Noun
      1. (Philosophy) Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction.
      2. (Chemistry) Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements.
      3. The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole.
      1. The mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in making concrete.
      2. A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount:
      3. A group or mass of distinct things gathered into, or considered as, a total or whole
      1. Something united or unified; a whole made up of parts
      2. An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
      3. A labor union.
      1. (Mathematics) The application of one function to another. For example, if ƒ (x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 1, then the composite ƒ (g(x)) = ( x + 1)2 and the composite g( ƒ (x)) = x2 + 1.
      2. A structure or entity made up of distinct components:
      3. A thing of distinct parts; compound; esp., any of a class of high-strength, lightweight engineering materials consisting of various combinations of alloys, plastics, and ceramics
    See also:

    mixture

Verb

  1. To blend

      1. To become joined, formed, or combined into a unit:
      2. To join and act together in a common purpose or endeavor.
      3. To become combined or joined together; become one or as one, by adhering, associating, etc.
      1. To come together for a single purpose:
      2. To come or grow together into a single mass:
      3. To grow together, as the halves of a broken bone
      1. To join together for a common purpose.
      2. To have, exhibit, or involve in combination:
      3. To harvest and thresh with a combine
    See also:

    mix

    join

  2. To complicate

    See also:

    intensify

    increase

    complicate

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Sentence Examples

  • I'm not sure we didn't compound problems.

  • Blinded by emotion, he made his way out of the underground compound without knowing where he went.

  • A chill descended over the desert compound as the sun set.

  • The compound was the eye of a storm.

  • We left the compound and got ambushed by people we mistook for refugees.

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