Definitions
1.nounAn enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2.nounA group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
3.nounAnything made by combining several things.
4.nounA substance made from any combination elements.
5.nounA substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
6.nounA lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
7.nounA compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
8.verbTo form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts."to compound a medicine"
9.verbTo assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
10.verbTo modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
11.verbTo settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated."to compound a debt"
12.verbTo settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
13.verbTo come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
14.verbTo compose; to constitute.
15.verbTo increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
16.verbTo worsen a situation.
17.verbOf a horse: to fail to maintain speed.