Definition of compass

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Compass (v. t.) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.

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Miniature :: Miniature (v. t.) To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale..
Piteous :: Piteous (a.) Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender..
Compassless :: Compassless (a.) Having no compass.
Circle :: Circle (n.) To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye..
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..
Outcompass :: Outcompass (v. t.) To exceed the compass or limits of.
Leg :: Leg (n.) That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers..
Incompressible :: Incompressible (a.) Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible..
Fetch :: Fetch (v. t.) To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh..
Sea Compass :: Sea compass () The mariner's compass. See under Compass.
Compass :: Compass (n.) An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall..
Incompassionate :: Incompassionate (a.) Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless.
North :: North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Compassionable :: Compassionable (a.) Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable.
Misericorde :: Misericorde (n.) Compassion; pity; mercy.
Think :: Think (v. t.) To plan or design; to plot; to compass.
Nutshell :: Nutshell (n.) Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value..
Inwreathe :: Inwreathe (v. t.) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
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