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com·pact1
 compact1
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
k m
paekt
[or]
kam
paekt
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| definition 1: |
firmly packed together; dense.
The soil was very compact where many people had walked over it.- synonyms:
- compressed, condensed, dense, firm
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- hard, solid, tight
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| definition 2: |
taking up a small amount of space.
They bought a compact dishwasher because their apartment was small.
- antonyms:
- large
- similar words:
- close, narrow, small, snug
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| definition 3: |
shortened, but still containing what is most important.
I'm reading a compact history of modern art.- synonyms:
- concise
- similar words:
- brief, condensed, tight
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| related words: |
firm, portable, sketchy, trim |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
km
paekt
[or]
kam
paekt
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| inflections: |
compacted, compacting, compacts |
| definition: |
to pack closely and tightly together.
The machine compacts soda cans before they are recycled.- synonyms:
- compress, condense, consolidate
- antonyms:
- expand
- similar words:
- combine, concentrate, contract, intensify, pack, squeeze, unify
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| related words: |
pack, press |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
paekt
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| definition 1: |
a small case that contains face powder and a mirror.
- similar words:
- case
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| definition 2: |
a small automobile.
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| derivations: |
compactible (adj.), compactedly (adv.), compactly (adv.), compactedness (n.), compactness (n.) |
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