Unscramble compacts

Definition of compact

adjective:

• closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil", "compact clusters of flowers". Antonyms: loose.
• having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build", "he was tall and heavyset", "stocky legs", "a thickset young man". Synonyms: heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset.
• 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". Synonyms: compendious, succinct, summary.

noun:

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

verb:

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

Related words

astringe, choke, convulse, fret, gag, overbear, pack, prim, puddle, scrag, strangle, strangulate, tamp.

Words nearby

compart.

Rhymes with

subcompact.