Review: Arby's - Gyro. 1  Arby's Gyros (pronounced year-oh and not guy-ro) come with either thin-sliced roast turkey or beef along with Greek seasoning, tzatziki sauce, sliced red onions, shredded lettuce, and sliced tomatoes, folded inside of a pita. I had a coupon where they were two for $6 so I got one with turkey and one with beef.
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A word coined or used for a special occasion. A compound construction made up for a particular occasion is sometimes called a nonce compound.As Thomas Kane notes below, nonce compounds (e.g., an anti-everything-wrong organization) are usually hyphenated. See also: 1  Buzzword. 2  Mountweazel. word coined or used for a special occasion. A compound construction made up for a particular occasion is sometimes called a nonce compound. As Thomas Kane notes below, nonce compounds (e.g., an anti-everything-wrong organization) are usually hyphenated. See also: 1  Buzzword.
Best Answer: A compound is something made up of elements (ie not one pure element). The word compound means something made of a combination of things - like a compound sentence or a military compound (made up of several buildings). Elements are the basic substances that make up the universe and cannot be broken down into different substances. Compounds are composed of two or more elements that have bonded to form one substance In short: Elements - cannot be broken down and bond to form compounds Compounds - two or more elements that have bonded to form a unique substance