n an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
n a group of buildings situated close together, eg. for a school or block of offices
a composed of elements; not simple
a (music) This changes the meaning of an interval so that it is an octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
n Anything made by combining several things.
n (chemistry|dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
n (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
n (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example (term|laptop), formed from (term|lap) and (term|top).
v (intransitive) to come together
v (intransitive) to come to terms of agreement
v (transitive) to put together
v (transitive) to add to
v (transitive|legal) to settle by agreeing on less than the claim