Compound
Compound noun - A distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things.
Nearby Words: compounded, compounding
Portion
Portion noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
How words are described
| human | human compound | human portion |
| specific | specific compound | specific portion |
| actual | actual compound | actual portion |
| entire | entire compound | entire portion |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, big, black, main, new, abandoned. | ||
Common collocations
| damage | compound damage | portion damage |
Both words in one sentence
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Also, any Agni Kai (fire duel), but particularly the comet-enhanced fight between Zuko and Azula, which torched a fair portion of the royal compound.
Source: Battle Amongst the Flames -
He does that by driving (and crashing) a tanker truck into a giant horde of zombies, then triggering an explosion that destroys a large portion of the zombie horde surrounding the compound.
Source: Film / Resident Evil: Extinction
Cite this Source
Portion and Compound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compound/portion
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