compounds

Noun (1)

compound (plural compounds)

1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

   Synonyms:

   gaol, jail, pen, pound, prison

2. An enclosure for secure storage.
   • A separate building on the west side will house a standby powerhouse and a workshop, and there will be an unroofed compound for compressed air cylinders and water tanks.1960 May, “New Signalbox at Manchester Victoria”, in Railway Magazine, page 310
3. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
   • Shepard: What kind of proof do you have that the major is dangerous?
     Transmission: Three days ago, we sent two Alliance representatives to meet with him at his compound. They have disappeared. We believe Kyle and his followers killed them.
     Transmission: That compound is a cult, Shepard. They call...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1
4. (Philippines, broadly) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.

Noun (2)

compound (plural compounds)

1. Anything made by combining several things.

   Synonyms:

   amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture

2. A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.

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