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Noun compass has 4 senses
- compass - navigational instrument for finding directions
--1 is a kind of navigational instrument
--1 has particulars: gyrocompass; magnetic compass
- scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
--2 is a kind of extent
--2 has particulars:
- compass, range, reach, grasp - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
--3 is a kind of capability, capableness, potentiality
--3 has particulars: sight, ken
- compass - drafting instrument used for drawing circles
--4 is a kind of drafting instrument
Verb compass has 3 senses
- compass - bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
--1 is one way to achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- circumnavigate, compass - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
--2 is one way to circle
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
--3 is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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