compound
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- noun
- /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
- UK
:
recinto
- Some distance below lay the American compound with its tents, long low houses, and red crosses.
- live in a compound
- a family compound
- a residential compound
I cannot believe they have whole compounds, you know, of Chinese people.
- I cannot believe they have whole compounds, you know, of Chinese people.
- Because of how the shape of the compound was, it was extremely hot.
- And on that eastern perimeter of our compound was our back gate.
- And then we went back to an old abandoned compound just outside Musokala.
- the US hired Blackwater to come protect their CIA compounds or to escort VIP diplomats.
- And it was a compound, residential compound which came under attack by al Qaeda.
- I have a picture of him crying in the compound.
- Okinawa was a neo colonial paradise of walled off compounds and sprawling American golf courses.
- And now on his compound, wherever he is in Pennsylvania, like he's sprouting.
- He's like, is anyone on the compound you told on?
- No, When you were in the Sea Org, I couldn't leave the compound ever.
- So what happens is we start talking, we start walking around the compound.
- I've meandered my way over to the soft compound and I walk into the jock.
- What's a jelking going on at this compound?
- So he can't walking out of the compound.
Examples
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I need to get her out of the compound.
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As they got closer, the details of the buildings and fenced compound came into view.
Fiction book (1991) -
Because of how the shape of the compound was, it was extremely hot.
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Two of the other houses in their small compound were larger than theirs.
Fiction book (1992) -
And on that eastern perimeter of our compound was our back gate.
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And then we went back to an old abandoned compound just outside Musokala.
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The Vietnamese Army long ago took over the compound, and it is now off-limits.
Academic text (2011) -
Some days later, a strange stirring was felt in the compound, and excitement played through the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
The tomb builders live with their families in a specially built secure compound called Set Ma'at, the place of truth.
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The children played safely in the enclosed compound surrounded by a tall wall.
Synonyms
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An area surrounded by a fence, wall, or natural feature
Compounds
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A substance made of two or more elements joined in fixed amounts, like water
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3.7
A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen
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A broken bone that tears through the skin, causing an open wound and a risk of infection
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3.1
Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
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A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
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A chemical that can explode and cause a sudden violent reaction
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A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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A stiff object that swings back and forth from a horizontal support that is not at its middle point
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A substance made of amino acids plus other chemical parts like sugars or metals
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A camera made of many tiny lenses to give a wide view and detect motion
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A flat plant part divided into several small leaflets joined to one stalk
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A system of two or more levers joined so force on one is passed and increased by the others
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A microscope with two lenses that uses light to make tiny things look larger
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The study of how two words join to make new words like toothbrush
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An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes
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A central metal atom bonded to surrounding atoms or small groups
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A compound word that has the same meaning and role as its main part, for example blackbird
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A carbon molecule in which the atoms form a ring that is not aromatic
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A chemical that has carbon atoms in open chains, not rings like benzene
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A medicine that blocks a protein that causes inflammation, used for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
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A chemical with one or more rings like benzene that often has a strong smell
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A word made from two words that names something different from its parts
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A chemical with a ring of atoms where at least one atom is not carbon
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A chemical used in cleaners and medicines that kills germs and helps clean surfaces
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A chemical with a metal atom attached to a carbon-based group
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A chemical that has at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms
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Etymology
The word compound comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and ponere 'to put', and a helpful way to remember the 'enclosed area' sense is to see it as several buildings 'put together' inside a fence.