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COMPACT
compact
(adjective) closely and firmly united or packed together; “compact soil”; “compact clusters of flowers”
compendious, compact, succinct, summary
(adjective) 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”
compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
(adjective) having a short and solid form or stature; “a wrestler of compact build”; “he was tall and heavyset”; “stocky legs”; “a thickset young man”
compact, powder compact
(noun) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse
compact, compact car
(noun) a small and economical car
covenant, compact, concordat
(noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(verb) squeeze or press together; “she compressed her lips”; “the spasm contracted the muscle”
compress, compact, pack together
(verb) make more compact by or as if by pressing; “compress the data”
pack, bundle, wad, compact
(verb) compress into a wad; “wad paper into the box”
compact, pack
(verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; “This powder compacts easily”; “Such odd-shaped items do not pack well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
An agreement or contract.
Synonyms
• agreement, contract, pact, treaty
Etymology 2
Adjective
compact (comparative more compact, superlative most compact)
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
(mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
(topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
Synonyms
• (closely packed): concentrated, crowded, dense, serried, solid, thick, tight; see also compact
Hyponyms
• ultracompact
Noun
compact (plural compacts)
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
Verb
compact (third-person singular simple present compacts, present participle compacting, simple past and past participle compacted)
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
Synonyms
• (make more dense): compress, condense; see also compress
Anagrams
• accompt
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pact", p. p. & a Etym: [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]
1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak. A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together. Peacham.
2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic] A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor. Milton.
3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies. Sir I. Newton.
4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
Syn.
– Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.
Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.]
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone. Blackstone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. Eph. iv. 16.
Com"pact, n. Etym: [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]
Definition: An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc. Blackstone. Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. Macaulay. The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified. Wharton.
Syn.
– See Covenant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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