compound
Definitions
Noun
- 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
- An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the orient)
Adjective
- Composed of more than one part; compound flower heads"
Verb
- Make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
- Put or add together
- Calculate principal and interest
- Create by mixing or combining
- Combine so as to form a whole; mix
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "compound".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compounds | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | compounded | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | compound | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | compounding | 3 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "compound".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concerned | 2 | 135 |
| 2 | explained | 2 | 80 |
| 3 | contained | 2 | 60 |
| 4 | combined | 2 | 40 |
| 5 | confined | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | scotland | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | contend | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | campaigned | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | conjoined | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | christened | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | convened | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | copeland | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | copland | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | condoned | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | consigned | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | kirkland | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | quickened | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | captioned | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | carland | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | cleland | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | clelland | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | confound | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | cordoned | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | coupland | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | ekstrand | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | kirtland | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | klabunde | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | scanland | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | skoglund | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "compound".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | composed | 2 | 40 |
| 2 | pound | 1 | 28 |
| 3 | computed | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | compounds | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | compounded | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | mound | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | campground | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | campgrounds | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | compounding | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | compufund | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | impound | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | compton | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | compu | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | compo | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | propound | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | impounds | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | crompton | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | confound | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | compuadd | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | compston | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "compound" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compound with | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "compound" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chemical compound | 3 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "compound" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "compound".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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