Compact and Decrease

Compact

Compact verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.
Usage example: compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing

Decrease and compact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Compact".

Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Compact and decrease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compact" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

How words are described

small small compact small decrease
magic magic compact magic decrease
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