Liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The children were packed compactly into the car. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We feel as if we were closely and compactly put together. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
They were compactly, systematically organized, with no parade of logic. From Wordnik.com. [Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day Dawn] Reference
Most of the village is compactly arranged, as may be seen from the plan. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228] Reference
The merry wrinkles melted and his mustache drew itself compactly together. From Wordnik.com. [Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life] Reference
Soon a mass of silent but heart-heaving humanity was crowded compactly before him. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850] Reference
While a less conventional design, it folds much more compactly and is quite sturdy!. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
He is active, compactly made, but generally below rather than above the middle size. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
The British fleet, compactly formed and under easy sail, awaited the enemy's approach. From Wordnik.com. [Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada] Reference
Nest very compactly built of sticks and grasses and lined with wool from sheep's back. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of Birds] Reference
This Lettuce is brittle, and of excellent flavor; but its head is not compactly formed. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
They were all small and compactly built; but Arethusa had got her height from her father. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Draining is much freer if the fruit is spread thin, rather than dumped compactly in a bag. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Gateways, arranged for defense, occur in many of the more compactly-built ancient pueblos. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228] Reference
They filled the tunnel so compactly that the two men did not dare try to squeeze past them. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
Head golden-green, tinted with brownish-red about the top, regularly but not compactly formed. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Tread the manure down compactly, and for the sake of appearances endeavour to finish it off in. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
If these particles be pressed together compactly, there is no space left between them for water. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The grains of the darnel are not so heavy as the wheat, and not so compactly set upon the stalk. From Wordnik.com. [The Parables of Our Lord] Reference
But what might have been compactly colorful is now unnecessarily insensitive -- not to mention trite. From Wordnik.com. [Can we ban the word 'shed' from jobs reports, already?] Reference
In these experiments peas and beans were grown in moistened sawdust, more or less compactly compressed. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The old town, the Bordighera di sopra, is compactly built on the summit of the eminence rising from the cape. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
The town has been well and compactly built, and probably contained a population approaching five thousand souls. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I] Reference
The elements of something grand are there, but they are not yet polished nor put together, nor compactly cemented. From Wordnik.com. [Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness.] Reference
The northern ruin is of considerable size and very compactly built, the rooms being clustered about the summit of the hill. From Wordnik.com. [Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262] Reference
Head of medium size, seldom compactly formed; and, when cut and cooked in its greatest perfection, tender and well flavored. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
The drums were just large tubes of sheet magnesium, in which about everything that each man would need was compactly stowed: Archer. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
She was a trim body, compactly built, had black hair and eyes, and a fresh, rosy complexion that is so characteristic of her class. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of Dodd] Reference
Leaves larger than those of the Common Chiccory, and produced more compactly; forming a sort of head, or solid heart, like some of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Extra sugar can be more compactly stored after being converted into starches, which are long strings of sugar molecules linked together. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Head pale yellowish-green, large, long, and compactly formed; the exterior leaves are large, numerous, wrinkled, and coarsely blistered. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
Lay the remainder compactly together, tie it carefully in small bundles, and boil it from fifteen to twenty minutes, according to its age. From Wordnik.com. [The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner] Reference
Mr. H.rmann H. Cammann, of New York city, has patented a basket so constructed that it can be compactly folded for transportation or storage. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
More and more compactly it packed itself into the arched glass dome, the top layers finally resembling nothing so much as cloudy beef gelatin. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
Bind and tie it up compactly; put it in a roasting pan, turn in a cup of hot water and place it in a moderately hot oven, basting it occasionally. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
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