- Noun - 1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse - 2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action - 3. a small and economical car 
- Verb - 1. have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily""Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"- 2. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"- 3. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"- 4. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips""the spasm contracted the muscle"
- Adjective - 1. closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil""compact clusters of flowers"- 2. closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center""a dense population""thick crowds"- 3. heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build""he was tall and heavyset""stocky legs""a thick middle-aged man""a thickset young man"- 4. briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book""a compact style is brief and pithy""succinct comparisons""a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"