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( music ) a person who writes music My favorite composer is Mozart.

com • po • si • tion / |kamps'zijn /noun [count]

a piece of writing or music

com • post / ' kampoust / noun [ noncount ]

a mixture of dead plants, old food, etc. that is added to soil to help plants grow a compost heap

com • poundaw п / ' kampaund / noun [count]

( chemistry ) something that is made of two or more parts

Salt is a chemical compound.

( english language arts ) a word that is made from two or more other words

"Roommate" and "good-looking" are compounds.

a closed area with a group of buildings inside it a prison compound

com • pre • hen • sion / |kampri ' henjn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

understanding something that you hear or read a test in reading comprehension

com • pre • hen • sive AWL / |kampri'hensiv

/ adjective

including everything or almost everything a comprehensive list of all the schools in the area

com • prise AWL / ksm' praiz / verb ( com • pris • es , com pris ing , com • prised )

to be made from two or more things; to have things as parts an association comprising local politicians and employers

—SYNONYM consist of something

com • pro • mise 1 / ' kamprsmaiz / noun

[ count, noncount ]

an agreement between people when each person gets part, but not all, of what they wanted

After long talks, the workers and management reached a compromise .

com • pro • mise 2 / ' kamprsmaiz / verb ( com • pro mis • es , com • pro • mis • ing , com • pro • mised )

to accept less than you want, in order to reach an agreement

There will be no peace agreement unless both sides are prepared to compromise.

com • pul • so • ry / ksm' pAlssri / adjective

If something is compulsory , you must do it

School is compulsory for all children between the ages of

five and sixteen.

—ANTONYM optional

[ count ]

a machine that can store and find information, calculate amounts, and control other machines All the work is done by computer .

He spends a lot of time on the computer , sending e-mails. a computer program (= information that tells a computer what to do )

They played computer games after school.

con 1 / kan / noun [ count ]

a problem that makes something difficult or less good What are the pros and cons (= advantages and disadvantages ) of buying a used car?

—SYNONYM disadvantage

( informal ) a trick to get money from someone

The e-mail about the investment opportunity is a total con.

con 2 / kan / verb ( cons , conn • ing , conned )

( informal )

to trick or cheat someone, especially in order to get money He conned her into investing in a company that didn't really exist.

con • ceal / kan sil / verb

( con ceals , con • ceal ing , con cealed ) ( formal )

to hide something

They concealed the bomb in a suitcase.

con • ceit • ed / kan' sitad / adjective

too proud of yourself and what you can do

con • ceive AWL / kan ' siv / verb ( con ceives , con ceiv • ing , con • ceived )

( formal ) to think of or imagine something

He conceived the idea during his trip to Antarctica.

( biology ) to get pregnant