Definition of compass

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Compass (n.) A pair of compasses.

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Pity :: Pity (v. t.) To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering..
Mercy :: Mercy (n.) A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
Comate :: Comate (a.) Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy..
Sea Card :: Sea card () Mariner's card, or compass..
Outcompass :: Outcompass (v. t.) To exceed the compass or limits of.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Circumferentor :: Circumferentor (n.) A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360¡, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint..
Compassionateness :: Compassionateness (n.) The quality or state of being compassionate.
Remorseful :: Remorseful (a.) Compassionate; feeling tenderly.
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A turn revolution; rotation; compass.
Compassed :: Compassed (a.) Rounded; arched.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡ 49'; -- called also quarter point..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty..
Round :: Round (v. t.) To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
Pilot :: Pilot (n.) An instrument for detecting the compass error.
Miniature :: Miniature (v. t.) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale..
Within :: Within (prep.) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income..
Rosinweed :: Rosinweed (n.) The compass plant. See under Compass.
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