Compact

[kəm'pækt] or ['kɑmpækt]

Definition

(noun.) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse.

(noun.) a small and economical car.

(verb.) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; 'This powder compacts easily'; 'Such odd-shaped items do not pack well'.

(adj.) closely and firmly united or packed together; 'compact soil'; 'compact clusters of flowers' .

(adj.) having a short and solid form or stature; 'a wrestler of compact build'; 'he was tall and heavyset'; 'stocky legs'; 'a thickset young man' .

Checked by Carlton--From WordNet

Definition

(p. p. & a) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

(p. p. & a) Composed or made; -- with of.

(p. p. & a) Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.

(p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.

(v. t.) To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.

(v. t.) To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

(n.) An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

Checked by Ellen

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Agreement, contract, covenant, stipulation, bargain, treaty, concordat, convention, pact, arrangement.

v. a. Consolidate, condense, compress, join closely, press together.

a. [1]. Close, dense, solid, firm, compressed, pressed together, closely put together, of firm texture.[2]. Pithy, terse, concise, laconic, sententious, short, brief, compendious, succinct, pointed, full of meaning, not loose, not verbose, not prolix.

Inputed by Betty

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See AGREEMENT]

SYN:Dense, close, hard, solid, firm, pithy, concise, condensed, contracted,compendious, convenient, concentrated, consolidated, concrete

ANT:Ductile, brittle, friable, diffuse, unshapely, straggling, sparse, broadcast,dispread

Inputed by Doris

Definition

adj. fastened or packed together: firm: close: brief.—v.t. to press closely together: to consolidate: (Shak.) to confirm.—adj. Compact′ed firmly put together: compact.—adv. Compact′edly.—n. Compact′edness.—adv. Compact′ly.—ns. Compact′ness state of being compact: closeness: solidity: terseness; Compac′ture (Spens.) close union or knitting together; Compāge′ Compā′ges a structure of many parts.

n. a mutual bargain or agreement: a league treaty or union: (Shak.) league in bad sense.—adj. united: leagued.

Checker: Roderick

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