The difference between Blend and Compound

When used as nouns, blend means a mixture of two or more things, whereas compound means an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

When used as verbs, blend means to mingle, whereas compound means to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

Compound is also adjective with the meaning: composed of elements.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blend and Compound

  1. Blend as a noun:

    A mixture of two or more things.

    Examples:

    "Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal."

    "Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise."

  2. Blend as a noun (linguistics):

    A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

    Examples:

    "The word [[brunch]] is a blend of the words [[breakfast]] and [[lunch]]."

  1. Blend as a verb (transitive):

    To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

    Examples:

    "To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."

  2. Blend as a verb (intransitive):

    To be mingled or mixed.

  3. Blend as a verb (obsolete):

    To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Compound as a noun:

    an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

  2. Compound as a noun:

    a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

  1. Compound as an adjective:

    composed of elements; not simple

    Examples:

    "a compound word"

  2. Compound as an adjective (music):

    An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

  1. Compound as a noun:

    Anything made by combining several things.

  2. Compound as a noun (chemistry, dated):

    A substance made from any combination elements.

  3. Compound as a noun (chemistry):

    A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

  4. Compound as a noun (linguistics):

    A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example , formed from and .

  5. Compound as a noun (rail):

    a , a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

  1. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

    Examples:

    "to compound a medicine"

  2. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

  3. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

  4. Compound as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

    Examples:

    "to compound a debt"

  5. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

  6. Compound as a verb (intransitive):

    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.

  7. Compound as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To compose; to constitute.

  8. Compound as a verb (intransitive, finance):

    To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

  9. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To worsen a situation

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