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Main Entry:
com·pact
[
adj.
k
uh
m-
pakt
,
kom-
,
kom
-pakt
;
v.
k
uh
m-
pakt
;
n.
kom
-pakt
]
/
adj.
kəmˈpækt
,
kɒm-
,
ˈkɒm
pækt
;
v.
kəmˈpækt
;
n.
ˈkɒm
pækt
/
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Main Entry:
compact
Part of Speech:
Main Entry:
compact
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Both appliances toasted the bread well but required pressure to
compact
the sandwiches evenly.
Cut plants back by half in fall to keep them
compact
.
Thanks to small heating bills and the desire to live simply,
compact
houses are the next little thing.
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Both appliances toasted the bread well but required pressure to
compact
the sandwiches evenly.
Cut plants back by half in fall to keep them
compact
.
Thanks to small heating bills and the desire to live simply,
compact
houses are the next little thing.
Made of sturdy, woven plastics, these bags are collapsible for
compact
storage.
And they are nowhere near as
compact
or energy efficient.
The result has been unusually
compact
living, which is in turn easily served by public transport.
First, making fuel-cells
compact
and cheap enough to drive an electric vehicle is far from easy.
Or developers may switch to serving the old, building more
compact
housing near amenities.
If the old
compact
has been discarded, make a new one and trade dollars for autonomy.
When you aren't using it, the spout rotates back over the reservoir for
compact
storage.
COLLAPSE
Main Entry:
compact
Part of Speech:
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry:
compact
Part of Speech:
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
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