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Detailed Synonyms for compact in English

compact:

compact [the ~] nom

  1. the compact
    the powder; the compact
  2. the compact
    – a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse 1
    the compact; the powder compact
    – a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse 1
  3. the compact
    – a small and economical car 1
    the compact; the compact car
    – a small and economical car 1
  4. the compact
    – a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action 1
    the compact; the covenant; the concordat
    – a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action 1

compact

  1. compact

compact adj

  1. compact
    – closely and firmly united or packed together 1
    compact
    – closely and firmly united or packed together 1
    • compact adj
      • compact soil1
      • compact clusters of flowers1
  2. compact
    – briefly giving the gist of something 1
    summary; succinct; compact; compendious
    – briefly giving the gist of something 1
    • summary adj
      • a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject1
    • succinct adj
      • succinct comparisons1
    • compact adj
      • a compact style is brief and pithy1
    • compendious adj
      • a short and compendious book1
  3. compact
    – having a short and solid form or stature 1
    compact; stocky; thick; heavyset; thickset
    – having a short and solid form or stature 1

compact verbe

  1. compact
    – squeeze or press together 1
    to squeeze; to press; to contract; to compress; compact; to constrict
    – squeeze or press together 1
    • squeeze verbe (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
    • press verbe (presses, pressed, pressing)
    • contract verbe (contracts, contracted, contracting)
      • the spasm contracted the muscle1
    • compress verbe (compresss, compressed, compressing)
      • she compressed her lips1
    • compact verbe
    • constrict verbe (constricts, constricted, constricting)
  2. compact
    – make more compact by or as if by pressing 1
    to compress; compact; to pack together
    – make more compact by or as if by pressing 1
    • compress verbe (compresss, compressed, compressing)
      • compress the data1
    • compact verbe
    • pack together verbe (packs together, packed together, packing together)
  3. compact
    – compress into a wad 1
    to pack; bundle; compact; wad
    – compress into a wad 1
  4. compact
    – have the property of being packable or of compacting easily 1
    to pack; compact
    – have the property of being packable or of compacting easily 1
    • pack verbe (packs, packed, packing)
      • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well1
    • compact verbe
      • This powder compacts easily1
  5. compact
    – To reduce the size of a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk by removing unused space from the .vhd file. 2
    compact
    – To reduce the size of a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk by removing unused space from the .vhd file. 2

Related Words for "compact":

  • compactness, compacts, compacter, compactest, compactly

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Related Definitions for "compact":

  1. closely and firmly united or packed together1
    • compact soil1
    • compact clusters of flowers1
  2. briefly giving the gist of something1
    • a compact style is brief and pithy1
  3. having a short and solid form or stature1
    • a wrestler of compact build1
  4. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse1
  5. a small and economical car1
  6. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action1
  7. squeeze or press together1
  8. make more compact by or as if by pressing1
  9. compress into a wad1
  10. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily1
    • This powder compacts easily1
  11. To reduce the size of a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk by removing unused space from the .vhd file.2

Related Synonyms for compact