Compound vs Mixed - What's the difference?
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an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
composed of elements; not simple
* I. Watts
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Anything made by combining several things.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example (laptop), formed from (lap) and (top).
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
* Sir Walter Scott
To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
* Addison
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
* Shakespeare
(legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
* Shakespeare
To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with'' before the person participating, and ''for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
* Shakespeare
* Clarendon
* R. Carew
* Hudibras
(obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
* Shakespeare
To worsen a situation or thing state
* New Family Structure Study
(mix)
Having two or more separate aspects.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
Compound is a related term of mixed.
As adjectives the difference between compound and mixed
is that compound is composed of elements; not simple while mixed is having two or more separate aspects.As verbs the difference between compound and mixed
is that compound is to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts while mixed is (mix).As a noun compound
is an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined or compound can be anything made by combining several things.compound
English
(wikipedia compound)Etymology 1
Possibly from (etyl) kampong, .Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* gaol/jail, pen, pound, prisonEtymology 2
From (etyl) compounen, from (etyl) componre, .Adjective
(-)- a compound word
- Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
Synonyms
* (composed of elements) compositeAntonyms
* (composed of elements) simpleDerived terms
* compound chocolate * compound interestNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (anything made by combining several things) amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture * (word) compound wordHyponyms
* (word) closed compound * (word) hyphenated compound * (word) open compoundVerb
(en verb)- to compound a medicine
- incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort
- We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture.
- Only compound me with forgotten dust.
- to compound a debt
- I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
- Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; compound with him by the year.
- They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower.
- Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.
- Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.
- his pomp and all what state compounds
- This problem is compounded when these studies compare data from the small convenience samples of gay parenting with data on heterosexual parenting
Synonyms
* (to come to terms of agreement) agree * (to put together) assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite * (to add to) augment, increase * settleDerived terms
* compoundableReferences
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* English heteronymsmixed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed