Definition of compass

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Compass (n.) Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within..

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Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
Encompassment :: Encompassment (n.) The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention..
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W..
Isle :: Isle (v. t.) To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island..
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Succinic :: Succinct (a.) Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Room :: Room (n.) Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room..
Bandlet :: Bandlet (n.) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring..
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about..
Card :: Card (n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.
Forgiving :: Forgiving (a.) Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper..
Orientation :: Orientation (n.) The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings..
Binnacle :: Binnacle (n.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night..
Compassable :: Compassable (a.) Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
Compass :: Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..
Encompassed :: Encompassed (imp. & p. p.) of Encompas.
Calibre :: Calibre (n.) Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.
In :: In (prep.) The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among..
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