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Compassionated :: Compassionated (imp. & p. p.) of Compassionat.

East :: East (n.) The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west..

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..

Pitiful :: Pitiful (a.) Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.

Rue :: Rue (v. i.) To have compassion.

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

Gold-bound :: Gold-bound (a.) Encompassed with gold.

Verge :: Verge (n.) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore..

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

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

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..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.

Encompassing :: Encompassing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encompas.

Surrounding :: Surrounding (n.) An encompassing.

Corridor :: Corridor (n.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.

Sea Compass :: Sea compass () The mariner's compass. See under Compass.

Spread :: Spread (n.) Extent; compass.

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

Bow-pen :: Bow-pen (n.) Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.

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..

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