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 womans purse

[ Syn: powder compact ]

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

[ Syn: covenant , concordat ]

a small and economical car

[ Syn: compact car ]

having a short and solid form or stature; a wrestler of compact build; he was tall and heavyset; stocky legs; a thickset young man

[ Syn: 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

[ Syn: compendious , succinct , summary ]

have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; This powder compacts easily; Such odd-shaped items do not pack well

[ Syn: pack ]

compress into a wad; wad paper into the box

[ Syn: pack , bundle , wad ]

make more compact by or as if by pressing; compress the data

[ Syn: compress , pack together ]

squeeze or press together; she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle

[ Syn: compress , constrict , squeeze , contract , press ]