Meaning & use
compact
Small and neatly arranged, taking up little space compared to what it contains.
See it in a sentence
The compact car was easy to park in the crowded city streets.
Their apartment kitchen was compact but included every appliance they needed.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "compact" can mean a small case for cosmetics or a formal agreement between parties, as in "a trade compact."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A formal agreement or contract between two or more parties.
The colonies signed a compact establishing rules for self-government.
3. verb
To press or compress something into a smaller, denser mass.
Heavy machinery compacted the soil before the foundation was poured.
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