compact — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

comfortable, global, good, hardcore, inexpensive, later, lay, lightweight

My new compact car is surprisingly comfortable even on long road trips.

VERB + COMPACT

designs, gave, given, holes, look, manned, mirror, relaunching

The engineer designed a compact car that was perfect for city driving.

COMPACT + NOUN

betwixt, bodies, car, creatures, disc, discs, edition, machines

I bought a compact car because it's easier to park on our narrow city streets.

PREP.

among, around, from, in, on, on, than, with

The books were packed compact in the small box for moving day.

ADV.

entirely, extremely, then, vastly

The apartment was extremely compact, but we made it work perfectly for our needs.

Definitions

noun

1

An agreement or contract.

President Biden laid out an ambitious agenda on Wednesday night to rewrite the American social compact by vastly expanding family leave, child care, health care, preschool and college education for millions of people to be financed with increased taxes on the wealthiest earners.

After taking over this month as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan coalition of city mayors, he urged members to sign a “crypto compact” calling on the federal government to eschew overly aggressive regulation of the industry.

verb

1

To form an agreement or contract.

In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.

adj

1

Agreed, contracted.

O Gorice XI., most glorious King of Witchland, and O Lord Goldry Bluszco, captain of the hosts of Demonland, it is compact betwixt you, and made fast by mighty oaths whereof I, the Red Foliot, am keeper, that ye shall wrastle three falls together on these conditions, […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nati

covenant
concordat

verb — squeeze or press together

verb — make more compact by or as if by pressing

compress

verb — compress into a wad

verb — have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

pack

adjective — briefly giving the gist of something

adjective — having a short and solid form or stature

Antonyms

decompress
uncompress
loose

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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President Biden laid out an ambitious agenda on Wednesday night to rewrite the American social compact by vastly expanding family leave, child care, health care, preschool and college education for mi

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After taking over this month as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan coalition of city mayors, he urged members to sign a “crypto compact” calling on the federal government to esc

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Countering this in international media by offering more balanced views for a global audience is near impossible as censorship is rife. There almost seems to be a global compact to control the narrativ

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In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.

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O Gorice XI., most glorious King of Witchland, and O Lord Goldry Bluszco, captain of the hosts of Demonland, it is compact betwixt you, and made fast by mighty oaths whereof I, the Red Foliot, am keep

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06

glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, compact is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.