diff --git a/core.fth b/core.fth
index 96dc0f2..c3746c3 100644
--- a/core.fth
+++ b/core.fth
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
-: cell+     cell + ;
-: cells     cell * ;
-: char+     1 + ;
 : chars     ;
 
 : state     [ _d 7 cells + ] literal ;
 \ : [         0 state ! ; immediate
 \ : ]         -1 state ! ;
 
-: sp        _d ;
-: rp        [ _d cell+ ] literal ;
-: dp        [ _d 3 cells + ] literal ;
+: sp        [ _d cell+ ] literal ;
+: rp        [ _d 2 cells + ] literal ;
+: dp        [ _d 4 cells + ] literal ;
 
 : sp@       sp @ ;
 : rp@       rp @ cell+ ;
-: ip        [ _d cell+ cell+ ] literal ;
+: ip        [ _d 3 cells + ] literal ;
 : here      dp @ ;
 : unused    [ _d 8 cells + ] literal @ here - ;
 : base      [ _d 9 cells + ] literal ;
-: latest    [ _d 4 cells + ] literal @ ;
+: latest    _d @ ;
 
 \ : dup       sp@ @ ;
 \ : drop      sp@ cell+ sp ! ;
diff --git a/forth.hpp b/forth.hpp
index 48ebbc0..14c7fb0 100644
--- a/forth.hpp
+++ b/forth.hpp
@@ -29,12 +29,159 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 
-struct forth
+using cell = std::intptr_t;
+using addr = std::uintptr_t;
+using func = void (*)(const void *);
+
+struct word_base;
+
+struct word_list
 {
-    using cell = std::intptr_t;
-    using addr = std::uintptr_t;
-    using func = void (*)(const void *);
+    const word_base *next;
+
+    constexpr word_list(const word_base *n = nullptr): next{n} {}
+
+    std::optional<const word_base *> get(std::string_view sv) const;
+
+    static constexpr auto parse(const char *source, std::size_t& sourcei) -> std::string_view {
+        const std::string_view sv {source};
 
+        const auto e = sv.find_first_of(" \t\r\n", sourcei);
+        const auto word = e != std::string_view::npos ?
+            sv.substr(sourcei, e - sourcei) : sv.substr(sourcei);
+    
+        sourcei = sv.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n", e);
+        return word;
+    }
+};
+
+struct word_base : public word_list
+{
+    static constexpr addr immediate = 1 << 8;
+
+    addr flags_len;
+
+    constexpr word_base(const word_base *n, addr fl):
+        word_list{n}, flags_len{fl} {}
+
+    std::string_view name() const {
+        return {std::bit_cast<const char *>(this + 1)};
+    }
+
+    const func *body() const {
+        const auto ptr = std::bit_cast<const std::uint8_t *>(this + 1);
+        const auto fptr = ptr + (flags_len & 0xFF);
+        return std::bit_cast<const func *>(fptr);
+    }
+
+    constexpr void make_immediate() {
+        flags_len |= immediate;
+    }
+};
+
+template<unsigned N>
+struct ctstring {
+    char data[N];
+
+    consteval ctstring(const char (&s)[N]) {
+        std::copy(s, s + N, data);
+    }
+    consteval operator const char *() const {
+        return data;
+    }
+    consteval auto size() const {
+        return N;
+    }
+};
+
+template<ctstring Name, ctstring Body, auto& Prev>
+struct comp_word : public word_base
+{
+    constexpr static auto N = (sizeof(Name) + sizeof(cell) - 1) & ~(sizeof(cell) - 1);
+    static constexpr std::size_t B = 
+        [] {
+            std::size_t b = 1;
+            std::string_view sv {Body.data};
+            auto sourcei = sv.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n");
+            while (sourcei != std::string_view::npos) {
+                const auto word = parse(Body.data, sourcei);
+
+                b++;
+                if (!Prev.get_ct(word))
+                    b++;
+            }
+            return b;
+        }();
+
+    union bodyt {
+        const func *f;
+        cell c;
+    };
+
+    std::array<char, N> namebuf;
+    const func prologue;
+    std::array<bodyt, B> bodybuf;
+
+    consteval const func *get_ct(std::string_view name) const {
+        if (name == std::string_view{Name.data})
+            return &prologue;
+        else
+            return Prev.get_ct(name);
+    }
+
+    consteval comp_word(const func prol, addr flags = 0):
+        word_base{&Prev, N | flags}, namebuf{}, prologue{prol}, bodybuf{}
+    {
+        std::copy(Name.data, Name.data + sizeof(Name), namebuf.data());
+
+        auto bptr = bodybuf.begin();
+        std::string_view sv {Body};
+        auto sourcei = sv.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n");
+        while (sourcei != std::string_view::npos) {
+            const auto word = parse(Body, sourcei);
+
+            auto w = get_ct(word);
+            if (w) {
+                bptr->f = get_ct(word);
+                bptr++;
+            } else {
+                cell n;
+                std::from_chars(word.cbegin(), word.cend(), n, 10);
+
+                bptr->f = get_ct("_lit");
+                bptr++;
+                bptr->c = n;
+                bptr++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template<ctstring Name, auto *Prev = (const word_base *)nullptr>
+struct native_word : public word_base
+{
+    constexpr static auto N = (sizeof(Name) + sizeof(cell) - 1) & ~(sizeof(cell) - 1);
+    std::array<char, N> namebuf;
+    func body;
+
+    consteval const func *get_ct(std::string_view name) const {
+        if (name == std::string_view{Name.data})
+            return &body;
+        else if constexpr (Prev != nullptr)
+            return Prev->get_ct(name);
+        else
+            return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    consteval native_word(func bod, addr flags = 0):
+        word_base{Prev, N | flags}, namebuf{}, body{bod}
+    {
+        std::copy(Name.data, Name.data + sizeof(Name), namebuf.data());
+    }
+};
+
+struct forth : public word_list
+{
     static constexpr bool enable_exceptions = true;
     static constexpr int data_size = 16;
     static constexpr int return_size = 16;
@@ -62,47 +209,6 @@ struct forth
         }
     }
 
-    struct word_base {
-        static constexpr addr immediate = 1 << 8;
-
-        const word_base *next;
-        addr flags_len;
-
-        auto name() const -> std::string_view {
-            return {std::bit_cast<const char *>(this + 1)};
-        }
-
-        auto body() const -> const func * {
-            const auto ptr = std::bit_cast<const std::uint8_t *>(this + 1);
-            const auto fptr = ptr + (flags_len & 0xFF);
-            return std::bit_cast<const func *>(fptr);
-        }
-
-        constexpr void make_immediate() {
-            flags_len |= immediate;
-        }
-    };
-
-    template<std::size_t L>
-    struct word : public word_base {
-        std::array<char, L> name;
-        func body;
-
-        template<std::size_t N>
-        consteval word(const char (&nam)[N],
-            func bod = nullptr,
-            const word_base *prev = nullptr,
-            addr flags = 0):
-            word_base{prev, L | flags}, name{}, body{bod}
-        {
-            std::copy(nam, nam + N, name.begin());
-        }
-    };
-
-    template<std::size_t N>
-    word(const char (&nam)[N], func b = nullptr, const word_base *w = nullptr,
-        addr flags = 0) -> word<(N + sizeof(cell)) & ~(sizeof(cell) - 1)>;
-
     void push(cell v) {
         assert<error::stack_overflow>(sp != dstack.begin());
         *--sp = v;
@@ -151,7 +257,7 @@ struct forth
         //assert<error::dictionary_overflow>(state->here + size < &dictionary.back());
 
         const auto h = std::exchange(here, here + size);
-        latest = new (h) word_base (latest, namesz);
+        next = new (h) word_base (next, namesz);
         std::copy(name.begin(), name.end(),
             std::bit_cast<char *>(h) + sizeof(word_base));
         if (entry)
@@ -159,6 +265,10 @@ struct forth
         return *this;
     }
 
+    auto parse() -> std::string_view {
+        return word_list::parse(source, sourcei);
+    }
+
     void parse_line(std::string_view sv) {
         source = sv.data();
         sourcei = sv.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n");
@@ -189,35 +299,16 @@ struct forth
         }
     }
 
-    auto parse() -> std::string_view {
-        const std::string_view sv {source};
-
-        const auto e = sv.find_first_of(" \t\r\n", sourcei);
-        const auto word = e != npos ? sv.substr(sourcei, e - sourcei)
-                                    : sv.substr(sourcei);
-    
-        sourcei = sv.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n", e);
-        return word;
-    }
-
     void execute(const func *body) {
         assert<error::execute_error>(body && *body);
         (*body)(body);
     }
 
-    auto get(std::string_view sv) -> std::optional<const word_base *> {
-        for (auto lt = latest; lt; lt = lt->next) {
-            if (sv == lt->name())
-                return lt;
-        }
-
-        return {};
-    }
-
     template<forth **fthp>
-    static void prologue(func *body) {
+    static void prologue(const void *bodyf) {
         static auto& fth = **fthp;
 
+        auto body = (func *)bodyf;
         fth.rpush(fth.ip);
 
         for (fth.ip = body + 1; *fth.ip; fth.ip++)
@@ -251,7 +342,7 @@ struct forth
         auto f_lbrac  = [](auto) { fth.compiling = false; };
         auto f_rbrac  = [](auto) { fth.compiling = true; };
         auto f_imm    = [](auto) {
-            const_cast<word_base *>(fth.latest)->make_immediate(); };
+            const_cast<word_base *>(fth.next)->make_immediate(); };
         auto f_lit    = [](auto) {
             //assert<error::compile_only_word>(fth.compiling);
             *fth.here++ = std::bit_cast<cell>(&lit_impl);
@@ -307,42 +398,57 @@ struct forth
             *fth.here++ = std::bit_cast<cell>((*g)->body());
         };
 
-        constexpr static word w_dict {"_d", f_dict};
-        constexpr static word w_liti {"_lit", lit_impl, &w_dict};
-        constexpr static word w_add {"+", f_add, &w_liti};
-        constexpr static word w_minus {"-", f_minus, &w_add};
-        constexpr static word w_times {"*", f_times, &w_minus};
-        constexpr static word w_divide {"/", f_divide, &w_times};
-        constexpr static word w_mod {"mod", f_mod, &w_divide};
-        constexpr static word w_bitand {"and", f_bitand, &w_mod};
-        constexpr static word w_bitor {"or", f_bitor, &w_bitand};
-        constexpr static word w_bitxor {"xor", f_bitxor, &w_bitor};
-        constexpr static word w_lshift {"lshift", f_lshift, &w_bitxor};
-        constexpr static word w_rshift {"rshift", f_rshift, &w_lshift};
-        constexpr static word w_lbrac {"[", f_lbrac, &w_rshift, word_base::immediate};
-        constexpr static word w_rbrac {"]", f_rbrac, &w_lbrac};
-        constexpr static word w_imm {"immediate", f_imm, &w_rbrac};
-        constexpr static word w_lit {"literal", f_lit, &w_imm, word_base::immediate};
-        constexpr static word w_peek {"@", f_peek, &w_lit};
-        constexpr static word w_poke {"!", f_poke, &w_peek};
-        constexpr static word w_cpeek {"c@", f_cpeek, &w_poke};
-        constexpr static word w_cpoke {"c!", f_cpoke, &w_cpeek};
-        constexpr static word w_swap {"swap", f_swap, &w_cpoke};
-        constexpr static word w_drop {"drop", f_drop, &w_swap};
-        constexpr static word w_dup {"dup", f_dup, &w_drop};
-        constexpr static word w_rot {"rot", f_rot, &w_dup};
-        constexpr static word w_eq {"=", f_eq, &w_rot};
-        constexpr static word w_lt {"<", f_lt, &w_eq};
-        constexpr static word w_tick {"\'", f_tick, &w_lt};
-        constexpr static word w_colon {":", f_colon, &w_tick};
-        constexpr static word w_semic {";", f_semic, &w_colon, word_base::immediate};
-        constexpr static word w_comm {"\\", f_comm, &w_semic, word_base::immediate};
-        constexpr static word w_cell {"cell", f_cell, &w_comm};
-        constexpr static word w_jmp {"_jmp", f_jmp, &w_cell};
-        constexpr static word w_jmp0 {"_jmp0", f_jmp0, &w_jmp};
-        constexpr static word w_postp {"postpone", f_postpone, &w_jmp0, word_base::immediate};
-
-        fth.latest = &w_postp;
+        constexpr static native_word<"_d">             w_dict  {f_dict};
+        constexpr static native_word<"_lit", &w_dict>  w_liti  {lit_impl};
+        constexpr static native_word<"swap", &w_liti>  w_swap  {f_swap};
+        constexpr static native_word<"drop", &w_swap>  w_drop  {f_drop};
+        constexpr static native_word<"dup",  &w_drop>  w_dup   {f_dup};
+        constexpr static native_word<"rot",  &w_dup>   w_rot   {f_rot};
+        constexpr static native_word<"+",    &w_rot>   w_add   {f_add};
+        constexpr static native_word<"-",    &w_add>   w_minus {f_minus};
+        constexpr static native_word<"*",    &w_minus> w_times {f_times};
+        constexpr static native_word<"/",    &w_times> w_divid {f_divide};
+        constexpr static native_word<"mod",  &w_divid> w_mod   {f_mod};
+        constexpr static native_word<"and",  &w_mod>   w_and   {f_bitand};
+        constexpr static native_word<"or",   &w_and>   w_or    {f_bitor};
+        constexpr static native_word<"xor",  &w_or>    w_xor   {f_bitxor}; 
+        constexpr static native_word<"lshift", &w_xor> w_lsh   {f_lshift};
+        constexpr static native_word<"rshift", &w_lsh> w_rsh   {f_rshift};
+        constexpr static native_word<"[",    &w_rsh>   w_lbrac {f_lbrac,
+            word_base::immediate};
+        constexpr static native_word<"]",    &w_lbrac> w_rbrac {f_rbrac};
+        constexpr static native_word<"immediate", &w_rbrac> w_imm {f_imm};
+        constexpr static native_word<"literal", &w_imm> w_lit  {f_lit,
+            word_base::immediate};
+        constexpr static native_word<"@",    &w_lit>   w_peek  {f_peek};
+        constexpr static native_word<"!",    &w_peek>  w_poke  {f_poke};
+        constexpr static native_word<"c@",   &w_poke>  w_cpeek {f_cpeek};
+        constexpr static native_word<"c!",   &w_cpeek> w_cpoke {f_cpoke};
+        constexpr static native_word<"=",    &w_cpoke> w_eq    {f_eq};
+        constexpr static native_word<"<",    &w_eq>    w_lt    {f_lt};
+        constexpr static native_word<"\'",   &w_lt>    w_tick  {f_tick};
+        constexpr static native_word<":",    &w_tick>  w_colon {f_colon};
+        constexpr static native_word<";",    &w_colon> w_semic {f_semic,
+            word_base::immediate};
+        constexpr static native_word<"\\",   &w_semic> w_comm  {f_comm,
+            word_base::immediate};
+        constexpr static native_word<"cell", &w_comm>  w_cell  {f_cell};
+        constexpr static native_word<"_jmp", &w_cell>  w_jmp   {f_jmp};
+        constexpr static native_word<"_jmp0", &w_jmp>  w_jmp0  {f_jmp0};
+        constexpr static native_word<"postpone", &w_jmp0> w_postp {f_postpone,
+            word_base::immediate};
+        constexpr static comp_word<"cell+", "cell +", w_postp> w_cellp
+            {forth::prologue<fthp>};
+        constexpr static comp_word<"cells", "cell *", w_cellp> w_cells
+            {forth::prologue<fthp>};
+        constexpr static comp_word<"char+", "1 +", w_cells> w_charp
+            {forth::prologue<fthp>};
+        constexpr static comp_word<"1+", "1 +", w_charp> w_inc
+            {forth::prologue<fthp>};
+        constexpr static comp_word<"1-", "1 -", w_inc> w_dec
+            {forth::prologue<fthp>};
+
+        fth.next = &w_dec;
         fth.end = end_value;
     }
 
@@ -372,7 +478,6 @@ struct forth
     func **rp;
     func *ip = nullptr;
     cell *here = std::bit_cast<cell *>(this + 1);
-    const word_base *latest = nullptr;
     const char *source = nullptr;
     std::size_t sourcei = npos;
     cell compiling = false;
@@ -382,16 +487,26 @@ struct forth
     std::array<func *, return_size> rstack;
 };
 
-static_assert(offsetof(forth::word_base, flags_len) == 1 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, rp)        == 1 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, ip)        == 2 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, here)      == 3 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, latest)    == 4 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, source)    == 5 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, sourcei)   == 6 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, compiling) == 7 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, end)       == 8 * sizeof(forth::cell));
-static_assert(offsetof(forth, base)      == 9 * sizeof(forth::cell));
+std::optional<const word_base *> word_list::get(std::string_view sv) const
+{
+    for (auto lt = next; lt; lt = lt->next) {
+        if (sv == lt->name())
+            return lt;
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+//static_assert(offsetof(word_base, flags_len) == 1 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, sp)        == 1 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, rp)        == 2 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, ip)        == 3 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, here)      == 4 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, source)    == 5 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, sourcei)   == 6 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, compiling) == 7 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, end)       == 8 * sizeof(cell));
+//static_assert(offsetof(forth, base)      == 9 * sizeof(cell));
 
 #endif // SFORTH_HPP
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index d3bbe42..c3267ba 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <span>
 #include <string>
 
-static std::array<forth::cell, 1024> dict;
+static std::array<cell, 1024> dict;
 static auto fth = new (dict.data()) forth;
 
 static bool parse_stream(forth *, std::istream&, bool say_okay = false);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
         std::cout << buf << ' ';
     });
     fth->add("emit", [](auto) { std::cout << static_cast<char>(fth->pop()); });
-    fth->add("dictsize", [](auto) { fth->push(dict.size() * sizeof(forth::cell)); });
+    fth->add("dictsize", [](auto) { fth->push(dict.size() * sizeof(cell)); });
 
     for (auto arg : args) {
         if (std::ifstream file {arg}; parse_stream(fth, file))