Definition of compact

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Compact (p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse..

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Trimness :: Trimness (n.) The quality or state of being trim; orderliness; compactness; snugness; neatness.
Infraction :: Infraction (n.) The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law..
Harden :: Harden (v. t.) To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron..
Condense :: Condense (v. i.) To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.
Solidity :: Solidity (n.) The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments..
Texture :: Texture (n.) The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..
Compact :: Compact (v. t.) To unite or connect firmly, as in a system..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship..
Head :: Head (n.) A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant..
Ram :: Ram (v. t.) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
Gamboge :: Gamboge (n.) A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic..
Thin :: Thin (superl.) Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin..
Suiting :: Suite (n.) One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more compact sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form..
Confederation :: Confederation (n.) The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states..
Incompacted :: Incompacted (a.) Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete.
Recompact :: Recompact (v. t.) To compact or join anew.
Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal..
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