Compass - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: (syn: ambit, orbit, range, reach, scope)
verb
Extra examples
...attempting more than his modest abilities could compass...
...the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth...
He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods.
His religion is the compass that guides him.
Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks.
The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong.
Here is a way for you to find north and south without using a compass.
Such detail falls far beyond the compass of this report.
We were compassed round by a very thick fog.
The enemy troops have compassed them in.
He attempted to compass his ends by violent means.
Within the brief compass of a single page, the author covers most of the major points.
This writer attempts more than his talents can compass
We compassed the earth
The compass needle points north.
Word forms
singular: compass
plural: compasses
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