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Compact

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Verb group 6

Bundle 84% connected

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; a…

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Bundle 84% connected

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; a…

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Similar meaning 24

Clayey 84% connected

Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.

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Clayey 84% connected

Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.

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Cloggy 84% connected

Clogging, or having power to clog.

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Cloggy 84% connected

Clogging, or having power to clog.

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Concise 84% connected

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Concise 84% connected

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Consolidated 84% connected

of Consolidate

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Consolidated 84% connected

of Consolidate

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Heavy 84% connected

Having the heaves.

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Impacted 84% connected

of Impact

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Impacted 84% connected

of Impact

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

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Packed 84% connected

of Pack

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Packed 84% connected

of Pack

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Serried 84% connected

Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together.

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Serried 84% connected

Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Wedged 84% connected

of Wedge

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Wedged 84% connected

of Wedge

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Broader term 10

Arrange 76% connected

To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.

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Auto 76% connected

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Be 76% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Car 76% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Machine 76% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Squeeze 76% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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Tighten 76% connected

To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

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Wedge 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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Manner of action 13

Astringe 76% connected

To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

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Choke 76% connected

To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.

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Convulse 76% connected

To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony…

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Fret 76% connected

See 1st Frith.

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Gag 76% connected

To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of spe…

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Overbear 76% connected

To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.

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Pack 76% connected

A pact.

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Prim 76% connected

The privet.

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Puddle 76% connected

A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.

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Scrag 76% connected

Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

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Strangle 76% connected

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as wi…

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Tamp 76% connected

In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion…

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Derivationally related 16

Compaction 74% connected

The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

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Compaction 74% connected

The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

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Compactness 74% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Compactness 74% connected

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

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Compendium 74% connected

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a c…

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Compendium 74% connected

A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a c…

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Compression 74% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Compression 74% connected

The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.

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Contraction 74% connected

The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or…

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Contraction 74% connected

The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or…

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Contractor 74% connected

One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…

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Contractor 74% connected

One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on…

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Contracture 74% connected

A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.

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Contracture 74% connected

A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.

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Wad 74% connected

Woad.

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Wad 74% connected

Woad.

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Entails 1

Press 72% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Synonym 16

Bundle 92% connected

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Compendious 92% connected

Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.

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Compress 92% connected

To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Concordat 92% connected

A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Constrict 92% connected

To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

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Contract 92% connected

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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Covenant 92% connected

A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement.

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Pack 92% connected

A pact.

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Press 92% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Squeeze 92% connected

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stocky 92% connected

Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.

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Succinct 92% connected

Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

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Summary 92% connected

Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.

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Thick 92% connected

Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seve…

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Thickset 92% connected

Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.

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Wad 92% connected

Woad.

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Near synonym 1

Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

general 62% interchangeable

Compact overlaps with small, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Antonym 2

Loose 94% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Loose 94% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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