Compact
[n] a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
[n] a small and economical car
[n] a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
[adj] closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
[adj] closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
[adj] briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
[adj] heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
[v] squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the muscle contracted"
[v] make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
[v] compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
[v] have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
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Synonyms
bundle, clayey, cloggy, close-packed, compact car, compendious, compress, concise, concordat, consolidated, constrict, contract, covenant, dense, fat, heavy, heavyset, impacted, pack together, packed, powder compact, press, serried, squeeze, stocky, succi
Related Terms
abbreviate, abbreviated, abridged, agree, agree to, agreement, airtight, ammunition box, aphoristic, aposiopestic, ark, attache case, baby, baby-sized, bandolier, bantam, banty, bargain, bargain for, base, billfold, bin, bond, boot, box, brief, briefcase,