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Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind..

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

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..

Calibre :: Calibre (n.) Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.

Pyx :: Pyx (n.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle.

Sector :: Sector (n.) An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector..

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

Diapason :: Diapason (n.) The entire compass of tones.

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

Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion.

Paragraph :: Paragraph (v. t.) To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article..

Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course..

Divider :: Divider (n.) An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses..

Reckoning :: Reckoning (n.) The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation..

Constipate :: Constipate (v. t.) To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass..

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

Bowel :: Bowel (n.) The seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion.

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

Card :: Card (n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.

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