Compact vs. Spongy
Difference Between Compact and Spongy
Compact➦
Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense
compact clusters of flowers.
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Spongy➦
Resembling a sponge in elasticity, absorbency, or porousness.
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Compact➦
Occupying little space compared with others of its type
a compact camera.
a compact car.
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Spongy➦
Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
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Compact➦
Brief and to the point; concise
a compact narration.
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Spongy➦
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
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Compact➦
Marked by or having a short solid physique
a wrestler of compact build.
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Spongy➦
(slang) Drunk.
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Compact➦
To press or join firmly together
a kitchen device that compacted the trash.
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Spongy➦
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
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Compact➦
To make by pressing or joining together; compose.
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Spongy➦
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
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Compact➦
To consolidate; combine.
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Spongy➦
Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
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Compact➦
To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed
garbage that compacts easily.
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Spongy➦
resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility;
spongy bread
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Compact➦
A small case containing a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff.
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Spongy➦
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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Compact➦
An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than a midsize car.
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Compact➦
An agreement or a covenant.
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Compact➦
An agreement or contract.
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Compact➦
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
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Compact➦
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
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Compact➦
(intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
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Compact➦
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
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Compact➦
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
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Compact➦
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
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Compact➦
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
a compact laptop computer
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Compact➦
Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.
A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S.
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Compact➦
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
a compact discourse
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Compact➦
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
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Compact➦
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
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Compact➦
Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
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Compact➦
Composed or made; - with of.
A wandering fire,Compact of unctuous vapor.
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Compact➦
Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
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Compact➦
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
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Compact➦
To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; - as the parts which compose a body.
Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
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Compact➦
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
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Compact➦
An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc.
Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.
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Compact➦
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
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Compact➦
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
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Compact➦
a small and economical car
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Compact➦
have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily;
This powder compacts easily
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
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Compact➦
compress into a wad;
wad paper into the box
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Compact➦
make more compact by or as if by pressing;
compress the data
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Compact➦
squeeze or press together;
she compressed her lips
the spasm contracted the muscle
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Compact➦
closely and firmly united or packed together;
compact soil
compact clusters of flowers
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Compact➦
closely crowded together;
a compact shopping center
a dense population
thick crowds
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Compact➦
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
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Compact➦
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
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