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[noun] a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
[noun] a small and economical car
[noun] a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
[adjective] closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
[adjective] closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
[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"
[adjective] heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
[verb] squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the muscle contracted"
[verb] make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
[verb] compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
[verb] have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
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\Com*pact"\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt"), p. p. & a [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. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See {Pact}.] 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}.
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Synonyms for compact

bundle, clayey, cloggy, close-packed, compact car, compendious, compress, concise, concordat, consolidated, constrict, contract, covenant, dense, fat, heavy, heavyset, impacted, pack together, packed, powder compact, press, serried, squeeze, stocky, succinct, summary, thick, thickset, tight, wad, wedged

Antonyms: loose

See also: arrange | astringe | auto | automobile | be | bear down | bundle off | car | case | choke | concentrated | convulse | force | fret | gag | machine | motorcar | overbear | pack | prim | puddle | scrag | set up | strangle | strangulate | tamp | tamp down | tighten | wedge | written agreement |

Related terms: aphoristic, bargain, brief, caisson, capsule, casket, condense, conjoint, cosmetics, crib, dense, do a deal, folio, impermeable, laconic, massive, meaty, miniature, minikin, pithy, pocket, pocket-sized, pointed, pursed, rack, ram down, snug, summary, thick, toy

The fun area, different aproach to word »compact«

Let's analyse "compact" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TCAPMOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. --- -- .--. .- -.-. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: compact: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: compact: 3 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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