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  • 11compact — compact1 adjective kəm pakt 1》 closely set or packed together; dense.     ↘having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space. 2》 (compact of) archaic composed or made up of. verb kəm pakt exert force on to make more …

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  • 12compact — 1. adj., v., & n. adj. 1 closely or neatly packed together. 2 (of a piece of equipment, a room, etc.) well fitted and practical though small. 3 (of style etc.) condensed; brief. 4 (esp. of the human body) small but well proportioned. 5 (foll. by… …

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  • 13powder — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a dry substance in the form of very small grains: Grind the sugar into a powder. | Zara put down some insect powder to kill the ants. | milk/custard etc powder (=food that is stored as a powder and which you add water to in order… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14compact — compacts, compacting, compacted (The adjective and verb are pronounced [[t]kəmpæ̱kt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mpækt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when …

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  • 15compact — com|pact1 [kəmˈpækt, ˈkɔmpækt US kəmˈpækt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: compactus, past participle of compingere to put together , from com ( COM ) + pangere to fasten ] 1.) small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16compact — There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17compact — {{11}}compact (adj.) late 14c., from M.Fr. compact (14c.) or directly from L. compactus concentrated, pp. of compingere to fasten together, construct, from com with, together (see COM (Cf. com )) + pangere to fix, fasten (see PACT (Cf. pact)).… …

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  • 18compact — I UK [ˈkɒmpækt] / UK [kəmˈpækt] / US [kəmˈpækt] / US [ˈkɑmˌpækt] adjective * 1) smaller than most things of the same kind a compact car/camera a) small but arranged in a way that uses space very effectively a compact flat above the garage b)… …

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  • 19compact — There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed… …

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  • 20powder — Synonyms and related words: Ballistite, TNT, abrade, abscond, absquatulate, air pollution, atomize, attritus, balm, balsam, base, beat, besprinkle, bran, bray, bread, break up, brecciate, buck, cellulose nitrate, clown white, coat, cold cream,… …

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