Synonym: chemical compound, colonial, combine, deepen, heighten, intensify. Similar words: round and round, compose, component, composition, round, ground, around, founder. Meaning: ['kɒmpaʊnd] n. 1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 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 2. put or add together 3. calculate principal and interest 4. create by mixing or combining 5. combine so as to form a whole; mix. adj. 1. of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes 2. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts 3. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony.
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121. Acronyms are words formed from the initial letter or letters of successive parts of a compound term.
122. Made from flexible synthetic compound that won't support bacterial growth, its self-sealing flanges grip the insides of almost any cistern.
123. Then came the corner, the road bending round the walled compound of a Sheikh's racing stables.
124. Outside the compound of the bride's parents the processions were met by similar processional parties of near relatives of the bride.
125. The traditional way of sealing threaded pipe joints is with hemp and jointing compound.
126. He went to the window and watched the cars, beat-up minis and dusty sedans,[sentencedict.com] entering and leaving the compound.
127. Over this period the stock of such investments has expanded at an average annual compound rate of just under 19%.
128. The police commandos surrounding the compound retaliate with barrages of military marches delivered by portable speakers.
129. To compound the difficulties, the track itself is a figure-of-eight, with a dizzying number of twists and turns.
130. Ward suffered a compound fracture of the left leg in Good Friday's derby match at Wigan.
131. Instead of addressing the problem, however, both candidates are making claims and promises that compound it.
132. The colour change from green to yellow suggested that the key may lie in chlorophyll, the compound responsible for photosynthesis.
133. He settled on Dunlop slicks with a compound designed for sustained high-speed running.
134. Present-value calculations provide a simple means of quantifying this time value of money by using the reciprocal of the compound interest formula.
135. What is more, the remedy advised is likely to compound the problem.
136. Thyroid function in neuroblastoma patients treated with this compound should be closely monitored.
137. P 500, their compound annual return over the same period would have been 10. 06 percent.
138. I bumped into him by accident at the compound mess hall.
139. If everyone except Fifi and Manuel shows up at the compound, the lovers will be in deep trouble.
140. Freebase is a compound that can be inhaled or smoked.
141. The leaves are of diverse shapes, simple to compound, differentiated into petiole and blade.
142. All of the vent fluids are rich in this compound, which has the distinct odor of rotten eggs.
143. Even relatively inexpensive hand-held calculators solve most compound interest and present-value problems quickly and easily.
144. For the probabilistic syntax system compounds are troublesome since the window may not contain all of the compound.
145. I joined Resler and the rest of the pilots going over to the compound for chow.
146. I was greeted by the men as usual and taken to sit in a separate compound.
147. It forms the greater part of the brain and innervates the compound eyes and ocelli.
148. In September, government forces moved into Latakia, a port city where Rifaat exerts power, to confiscate a fortified compound.
149. Press back in place 8 Extend the life of existing flat roofing by coating with rubberised roofing compound such as Isoflex.
150. By the eighth hour, all the Medjays sent to the palace compound were back.
More similar words: round and round, compose, component, composition, round, ground, around, founder, round off, round up, all round, boundary, abound in, surround, profound, go around, all around, get around, come round, background, surrounding, middle ground, on the grounds of, revolve around, around the corner, pour, spouse, drop out, keep out of, impose.