Definitions For Compound
noun
- An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
verb
- Put or add together
- Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- Combine so as to form a whole; mix
- Create by mixing or combining
- Calculate principal and interest
- To make (something, such as an error or problem) worse : to add to (something bad)
- To pay interest on both an amount of money and the interest it has already earned
- To form (something) by combining separate things
adjective
- Composed of more than one part
adjective
- Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- Consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
Is Compound a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
20
The word Compound is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Compound in a Sentence
- The interest is compounded at regular intervals.
- We compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help
- “Steamboat” is a compound noun.
- “I told him to leave and he left” is a compound sentence.