compress
/kəmˈpɹɛs/verb
Middle School
1
To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
2
To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
3
To condense into a more economic, easier format.
4
To abridge.
5
To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
6
To make a pulse or particle bunch shorter by applying dispersion to it.
7
To embrace sexually.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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