COMPACT

COM ·PACT 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 7 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror
  2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  3. a small and economical car

💬 Examples

  • "to be carried in a woman's purse"

🔗 Similar words

powder_compactcovenantconcordatcompact_car
verb
  1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
  2. compress into a wad
  3. make more compact by or as if by pressing
  4. squeeze or press together

💬 Examples

  • "This powder compacts easily"
  • "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
  • "wad paper into the box"
  • "compress the data"

🔗 Similar words

packbundlewadcompresspack_togetherconstrict
adjective
  1. closely and firmly united or packed together
  2. having a short and solid form or stature
  3. briefly giving the gist of something

💬 Examples

  • "compact soil"
  • "compact clusters of flowers"
  • "a wrestler of compact build"
  • "he was tall and heavyset"

🔗 Similar words

heavysetstockythickthicksetcompendioussuccinct
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