Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 13 compound words that contain compartment. The most common are listed below. Open compartment in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- engine compartmentSynonym of engine bay: The section in a vehicle where the engine is situated.
- glove compartmentA compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.
- compartment syndromeA medical condition where there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within one of the body's fascial compartments.
- passenger compartmentThe part of a road vehicle partitioned from the engine compartment, trunk or boot, etc., designed to hold the passengers and usually the driver; but in limousines and some taxis, buses and goods vehicles, the driver is separated in a cab …
- compartment syndromesplural of compartment syndrome: A medical condition where there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within one of the body's fascial compartments.
- driver's compartmentSynonym of cab (compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver).
- smoking compartmentAn enclosure used for smoking fish.
Compound words 13
- compartmentfulA quantity sufficient to fill a compartment.
- biocompartmentA biological compartment
- compartmentalizeTo separate something into different categories, or compartments.
- compartmentlessWithout compartments.
- compartmentlikeResembling a compartment.
- compartmentableAble to be divided into separate compartments, or (figurative) separate conceptual areas.
- compartmentalistA person who has a tendency to compartmentalise
- compartmentallyone compartment at a time
- intercompartmentintercompartmental (between compartments)
- microcompartmentAny of many small enclosures within most cells having a shell of protein; an organelle