COMPACT

/kəmˈpækt/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 19

Definition

  1. adjective closely and firmly united or packed together.
  2. adjective having a short and solid form or stature. — synonyms: heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
  3. adjective briefly giving the gist of something. — synonyms: compendious, succinct, summary
  4. noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror. — synonyms: powder_compact
  5. noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action. — synonyms: covenant, concordat
  6. noun a small and economical car. — synonyms: compact_car
  7. verb have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. — synonyms: pack
  8. verb compress into a wad. — synonyms: pack, bundle, wad
  9. verb make more compact by or as if by pressing. — synonyms: compress, pack_together
  10. verb squeeze or press together. — synonyms: compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press

Examples

  • “a compact laptop computer”
  • “A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S.”
  • “a compact discourse”

See all 54 words you can make from COMPACT →

← Unscramble different letters