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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..

Mad :: Mad (superl.) Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.

Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.

Sum :: Sum (v. t.) To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up.

Pity :: Pity (n.) A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow-feeling; commiseration.

Compasses :: Compasses (n.) An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move..

Demicircle :: Demicircle (n.) An instrument for measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It resembles a protractor, but has an alidade, sights, and a compass..

Miniature :: Miniature (v. t.) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale..

Headstall :: Headstall (n.) That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.

Round :: Round (v. t.) To surround; to encircle; to encompass.

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Pilot :: Pilot (n.) An instrument for detecting the compass error.

Compass :: Compass (n.) An inclosed space; an area; extent.

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

Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration..

Compass :: Compass (n.) A pair of compasses.

Ambit :: Ambit (n.) Circuit or compass.

Inwreathe :: Inwreathe (v. t.) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.

On :: On (prep.) Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him..

Bow-compass :: Bow-compass (n.) An arcograph.

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