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Summary :: Summary (a.) Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts..

Condense :: Condense (v. t.) To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize..

Close :: Close (n.) To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.

Belt :: Belt (v. t.) To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround..

Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E..

Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.

Mezzo-soprano :: Mezzo-soprano (a.) Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer.

Trombone :: Trombone (n.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whos

Compassable :: Compassable (a.) Capable of being compassed or accomplished.

Compassionating :: Compassionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compassionat.

Gold-bound :: Gold-bound (a.) Encompassed with gold.

Pale :: Pale (v. t.) To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off..

Forgiving :: Forgiving (a.) Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper..

Remorseful :: Remorseful (a.) Compassionate; feeling tenderly.

Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.

Incompassionate :: Incompassionate (a.) Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless.

Southwest :: Southwest (n.) The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.

Remorse :: Remorse (n.) Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Tripod :: Tripod (n.) A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument..

Purprise :: Purprise (n.) A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor.

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