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

Incompact :: Incompact (a.) Alt. of Incompacte.

Condense :: Condense (v. i.) To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.

Open :: Open (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers..

Park :: Park (v. t.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc..

Compaction :: Compaction (n.) The act of making compact, or the state of being compact..

Infraction :: Infraction (n.) The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law..

Compact :: Compact (p. p. & a) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

Compacture :: Compacture (n.) Close union or connection of parts; manner of joining; construction.

Semicompact :: Semicompact (a.) Half compact; imperfectly indurated.

Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..

Lumpy :: Lumpy (superl.) Full of lumps, or small compact masses..

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..

Talc :: Talc (n.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety..

Stow :: Stow (v. t.) To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves..

Puddling :: Puddling (n.) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything impervious to liquids by means of puddled material..

Recompact :: Recompact (v. t.) To compact or join anew.

Table :: Table (n.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium..

Match :: Match (v.) An agreement, compact, etc..

Firm :: Firm (superl.) Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood..

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