compactor

Garbage-crushing machine

A compactor is a machine that compresses material into a denser mass.

Trash compactors crush household garbage to reduce volume.

Industrial compactors handle construction debris or recycling.

Soil compactors flatten and pack earth for foundations and roadbeds.

The kitchen compactor needs a new bag.

construction

soil

Ground matter for planting

asphalt · tamper · vibratory · subgrade · foundation · pavement · trench · backfill · aggregate · roadbed

compression

crush

Compress with force

tamp · press · condense · squash · pack · pressure · reduce · shrink · constrict · bale

waste

garbage

Discarded waste material

disposal · dump · sanitation · rubbish · debris · dumpster · bin · collection · hauling · leachate

recycling

baler

Bundle-making farm machine

aluminum · sorting · cans · bottles · recyclables · diversion · MRF · bundling · shredder · processing

equipment

hydraulic

Relating to pressurized liquids

  • cylinderCircular-based solid form
  • ramAdult male sheep
  • hopperTapered dispensing container

container · motor · controls · industrial · commercial · residential · chute · auger · stationary · self-contained

Categories
Opposites
material processing action

compactorexpander

Something that widens

spreader · disperser · decompressor · inflator · separator

volume effect

compactorexpander

Something that widens

inflator · aerator · decompressor · puffer · volumizer

Phrases
Family

compact, compactness, compacting, compactly, compaction, compactors

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G