Definition of compass

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Compass (n.) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

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Cincture :: Cincture (n.) That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.
Imagine :: Imagine (v. t.) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5..
Engird :: Engird (v. t.) To gird; to encompass.
Compass :: Compass (n.) A circle; a continent.
Tinchel :: Tinchel (n.) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To curve; to bend into a circular form.
Vane :: Vane (n.) One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc..
Bow-compass :: Bow-compass (n.) A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint..
Compass :: Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination..
Think :: Think (v. t.) To plan or design; to plot; to compass.
Mad :: Mad (superl.) Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.
Compass :: Compass (n.) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
Move :: Move (v. t.) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion..
Viola :: Viola (n.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass..
Compassable :: Compassable (a.) Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
Contract :: Contract (n.) To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action..
Compassion :: Compassion (v. t.) To pity.
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..
Pack :: Pack (n.) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish..
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