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- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
k m
paekt
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kam
paekt
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| definition 1: |
When something is compact, it has been pressed together in a strong way. There is very little space or no space between the things it is made of.
The soil in the garden was very compact where many people had walked over it.Limestone is a kind of rock, but it is not very compact. There are many small spaces inside it.- synonyms:
- compressed, dense, firm
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- hard, solid, tight
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| definition 2: |
When something is compact, it doesn't take up much space.
Because their apartment is small, the couple bought a compact refrigerator.The parking area is small, but two cars can fit if they are compact.- antonyms:
- large
- similar words:
- close, narrow, small, snug
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| related words: |
firm, portable, trim |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
km
paekt
[or]
kam
paekt
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| inflections: |
compacts, compacting, compacted |
| definition: |
If a machine compacts things, it presses them together so that they don't take up much space.
That machine compacts cans so they can be recycled.- synonyms:
- compress
- antonyms:
- expand
- similar words:
- combine, concentrate, contract, pack, squeeze, unify
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| related words: |
impact, pack, press |
| derivations: |
compactible (adj.), compactedly (adv.), compactly (adv.), compactedness (n.), compactness (n.) |
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