The noun compound has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (34) compound, chemical compound -- ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
2. (3) compound -- (a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts)
3. (1) compound -- (an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient))
Overview of verb compound
The verb compound has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions")
5. compound, combine -- (combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients")
Overview of adj compound
The adj compound has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. compound -- (of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes)
2. compound -- (consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit")
3. colonial, compound -- (composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism")