compound: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with D
Meaning of compound
noun
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
An enclosure for secure storage.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
- Philippines, broadly
A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
Listed forms: compounds.
Source: Wiktionary — compound.
adj
- not-comparable
Composed of elements; not simple.
Example: a compound word
- not-comparable
Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
Example: compound addition
- not-comparable
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Source: Wiktionary — compound.
noun
Anything made by combining several things.
A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
A 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.
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
Listed forms: compounds.
Source: Wiktionary — compound.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for compound.
adjective
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
noun
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- chemical compound
noun
a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- compound word
verb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is compound in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of compound
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of compound
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from compound
72 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in compound. Showing up to 24, longest first.