Definition of Compact

Noun

  • a small and economical car
    - compact car
  • a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  • a small cosmetics case with a mirror
    to be carried in a woman's purse
    - powder compact

Verb

  • squeeze or press together
    "she compressed her lips"
    "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • make more compact by or as if by pressing
    "compress the data"
    - pack together
  • compress into a wad
    "wad paper into the box"
  • have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
    "This powder compacts easily"
    "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

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"
  • having a short and solid form or stature
    "a wrestler of compact build"
    "he was tall and heavyset"
    "stocky legs"
    "a thickset young man"
  • closely and firmly united or packed together
    "compact soil"
    "compact clusters of flowers"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Compact

  • Scrabble® score of the compact (15)
  • Word Chums® score of the compact (24)
  • Words With Friends® score of the compact (19)

Unscramble compact

65 unscramble word found using the letters compact.
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