The meaning of Compound

phrase

Act in a way that makes a bad situation worse.

Usage examples:

To ask our members to accept a pay cut adds insult to injury

idiom

Said when you feel that someone has made a bad situation worse by doing something else to upset you

Usage examples:

They told me i was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my ex…

phrase

Act in a way that makes a bad situation worse.

Usage examples:

To ask our members to accept a pay cut adds insult to injury

noun

A mixture.

Usage examples:

He felt that his work was an admixture of aggression and creativity

noun

Something that is added to something else

Usage examples:

Platinum combines with phosphorus and arsenic and is seldom found without an admixture of related m…

verb

Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.

Usage examples:

Military action would only aggravate the situation

verb

To make something bad worse

Usage examples:

Road repair work has aggravated the problem of traffic congestion., it really aggravates me when th…

noun

A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion.

Usage examples:

An alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc

verb

Mix (metals) to make an alloy.

Usage examples:

Alloying tin with copper to make bronze

noun

A metal that is made by mixing together two or more metals, or a metal and another substance

noun

A mixture or blend.

Usage examples:

A curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern

noun

A mixture of mercury and another metal, especially one used by dentists to repair teeth

Usage examples:

An amalgam filling, the show was a wonderful amalgam of dance, music, and drama., nearly every new …

noun

The action, process, or result of combining or uniting.

Usage examples:

The threat of amalgamation with another college

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Usage examples:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

Usage examples:

A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

noun

A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

Usage examples:

[ c ] green is a combination of blue and yellow., [ c ] a combination of tiredness and boredom made…

noun

A result of two or more things joining together

Usage examples:

A combination of sth and sth a combination of economic slowdown and tax cuts is having a drastic ef…

verb

Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Usage examples:

Combine the flour with the margarine and salt

verb

Harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester.

Usage examples:

He combined ten acres of linseed

noun

A group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

Usage examples:

One of the world's biggest food and personal products combines

adjective

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

Usage examples:

A complex network of water channels

noun

A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.

Usage examples:

A complex of mountain roads

verb

Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.

Usage examples:

The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

verb

Make (something) more complicated.

Usage examples:

Increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer

verb

To make something more difficult to deal with or do

Usage examples:

The rescue operation was complicated by bad weather., his recovery was complicated by his generally…

adjective

Made up of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

This soup is one of those composite dishes which you gradually build up

noun

A thing made up of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

The english legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent

verb

Relating to or denoting plants of the daisy family ( compositae ).

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

Usage examples:

A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

noun

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

Usage examples:

The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

A compound noun

noun

The action or process of making something stronger or more solid.

Usage examples:

The permanent consolidation of peace

noun

The situation in which two or more things, for example companies or organizations, are joined together

Usage examples:

Greater market share can be achieved in the long term through industry consolidation., the takeover…

verb

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Usage examples:

The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem

verb

To make something that is already bad worse

Usage examples:

Her allergy was exacerbated by the dust.

adjective

Joined or blended to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

Skeletal malformations such as fused vertebrae

verb

Join or blend to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit

verb

Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine).

Usage examples:

The bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance

noun

The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

The election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties

noun

Fusion is also the technique of joining atoms in a reaction that produces energy

Usage examples:

[ u ] nuclear fusion

verb

Make or become more intense.

Usage examples:

The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it

verb

To increase, esp. an emotion or effect

Usage examples:

[ i ] as the excitement heightened, the audience began stamping their feet., [ t ] the high winds h…

noun

A thing made by combining two different elements.

Usage examples:

Jungle is a hybrid of reggae and house music

adjective

The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule.

Usage examples:

The bird was a hybrid of a goose and a swan

noun

A plant or animal that has been produced from two different types of plant or animal

Usage examples:

The architecture is a hybrid of classical and modern styles., us automakers are wrestling with how …

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Become or make more intense.

Usage examples:

The dispute began to intensify

Increase in extent or strength

verb

To make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme

Usage examples:

[ t ] he intensified his training, running 45 miles a week., [ i ] fighting around the capital has …

verb

Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Usage examples:

The retinal image will be magnified

verb

To make something look larger than it is, esp. by looking at it through a special piece of glass

Usage examples:

Although your skin looks smooth, when magnified you can see a lot of little bumps and holes., he al…

verb

Blend; combine.

Usage examples:

Australia's winemakers have melded modern science with traditional art

noun

A thing formed by melding; a combination.

Usage examples:

A meld of many contributions

noun

A completed set or run of cards in rummy, canasta, and other card games.

Usage examples:

His meld was poor and he lost

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Usage examples:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Usage examples:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

noun

A substance made by mixing other substances together.

Usage examples:

Form the mixture into a manageable dough

noun

A combination of substances resulting from mixing them together so that they cannot be easily separated

Usage examples:

It’s a highly explosive mixture and has to be handled carefully., good fashion designers often rely…

noun

The combination of components or elements to form a connected whole.

Usage examples:

The synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work

adjective

Made by synthesis, especially chemically.

Usage examples:

Synthesized proteins

verb

Make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically.

Usage examples:

The drug was first synthesized in 1929

verb

Past simple and past participle of synthesize

Usage examples:

There are many vitamins that the body cannot synthesize itself.

verb

Make or become worse.

Usage examples:

Her condition worsened on the flight

verb

To become worse or to make something become worse

Usage examples:

As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned., the continued supply of …