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.

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress. / To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

(obsolete) To pity.

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug. / Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.

(historical) A seventeenth-century joint-stock company founded to trade with India to Britain's advantage.

(software) Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

(software) Capable of interoperating with older systems.

(grammar) The form of an adverb or adjective that is used when comparing two things.

(nautical) To know, and demonstrate by reciting, the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North or East, both clockwise and anticlockwise.