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How to pronounce compact in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms compendious, succinct, summary


a compact style is brief and pithy.
Type Words
Synonyms concordat, covenant
Type of written agreement
Type Words
Synonyms powder compact
Type of case
Type Words
Synonyms compact car
Type of car, auto, machine, motorcar, automobile
Type Words
Synonyms heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
Derivation compactness


a wrestler of compact build.
Type Words
Synonyms compress, pack together
Type of squeeze, force, wedge
Has types pack, tamp, tamp down
Derivation compaction
Type Words
Synonyms bundle, pack, wad
Type of arrange, set up
Has types puddle
Verb group pack
Derivation compaction
Type Words
Synonyms compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
Type of tighten
Has types strangulate, strangle, scrag, prim, astringe, bear down, overbear, choke, gag, fret, convulse
Type Words
Synonyms pack
Type of be
Verb group wad, bundle, pack
Derivation compaction


This powder compacts easily.
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Derivation compactness


compact soil.
compact clusters of flowers.

Examples of compact

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An estimated 80,000 items including books and compact discs are waiting to move.
From the thenewstribune.com
The soils here vary from chalk over Kimmeridgian marl to compact chalk to silex.
From the post-gazette.com
Using compact fluorescent light bulbs will cut energy consumption by 75 percent.
From the post-gazette.com
The HHR SS is the amped-up performance model of Chevrolet's compact retro wagon.
From the freep.com
Fukui also plans to introduce a revamp of Honda's bland Civic compact next year.
From the businessweek.com
Tata's $8,500 Indica compact sedan already sells in southern and eastern Europe.
From the businessweek.com
The Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and Volt electric car look like breakthroughs.
From the kentucky.com
General Motors announced that it would build a new compact Buick at the factory.
From the freep.com
Even the charging plug is lighter and more compact than those of other netbooks.
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More examples
  • Closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
  • A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
  • Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
  • Covenant: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  • Having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
  • Pack: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
  • A compact car (North America), or small family car (Europe), is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini but smaller than or equal to a mid-size car. ...
  • NTFS (New Technology File System) is the standard file system of Windows NT, including its later versions Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
  • A compact is cosmetic product. It is usually contained in a small, round case, with two or all of the following: a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff. The term is an abbreviation for "compact powder". ...