adjective

closely and neatly packed together; dense.

a compact cluster of houses

dense,packed close,close-packed,tightly packed,pressed together,thick,tight,firm,solid

verb

exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

compress,condense,pack down,press down,tamp,tamp down,cram down,ram down,flatten

noun

a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.