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A magnetic, mechanical or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions
“The next section shows how to orient a map using a compass.”
The range, scope or extent of something
“His benevolence prompted him to do good to all within the compass of his influence.”
The domain or field in which something or someone is active
“The matter is totally within the compass of the jury's jurisdiction to determine.”
An area of land, especially one under the jurisdiction of an owner, ruler or state
“Situated in localities remote from one another, each family had a sufficient compass of land to support a number of sheep and cattle.”
The outside limit of an object, area, or surface
“Many others resided within the then narrow compass of the city walls.”
A motivating or guiding principle or purpose
“He had strong convictions and high standards, and he never hesitated to guide his children according to his moral compass.”
A range of different things
A tool used to draw circles
Something in the shape of a circle
An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation
The process of becoming greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
A gap or distance between two points or objects
A place or point where something deviates from a straight path
To enclose or form a ring or circle around
“All around the coast, the effect of wind and waves can be seen in the fantastic shapes and compilations of rock that compass the island.”
To (entirely) cover a range or area
“We would compass the entire range of its activities within the limits of a single paper.”
To (be able to) achieve or accomplish (something)
“This queen, having proved to be so valuable, should not be prevented for want of room from producing as numerous a colony as care and her natural abilities could compass.”
To make secret plans, especially to do something illicit or unlawful
“If the admiral did not actually compass the assassination of his potent rival, surely he was morally and intentionally guilty of the crime when he permitted the assassin to depart.”
To comprehend, intuit or make sense of something
“An object, when our mind is able to compass and measure it at a glance, is presented to us in all its grandeur.”
To follow a course that forms a loop or loops
To bring about or be the cause of (something)
To receive, especially in return for effort
(take it) To assume
Having, or shaped with, a curve or curves
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