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1.NounAn enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
2.NounAn enclosure for secure storage.
3.NounA group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
4.NounA group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
5.AdjectiveComposed of elements; not simple."a compound word"
6.AdjectiveDealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process."compound addition; compound proportion"
7.AdjectiveAn octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
8.NounAnything made by combining several things.
9.NounA substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
10.NounA substance made from any combination of ingredients.
11.NounA legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
12.NounA lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
13.NounA lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
14.NounA compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
15.NounEllipsis of compound exercise.
16.VerbTo form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else."to compound a medicine"
17.VerbTo settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated."to compound a debt"
18.VerbTo settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
19.VerbTo come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise."to compound with someone / for something"
20.VerbTo compose; to constitute.
21.VerbTo increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
22.VerbTo worsen a situation.
23.VerbOf a horse: to fail to maintain speed.