Compass(n.)
- Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
Compass(n.)
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
Compass(n.)
- The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
Compass(n.)
- An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.
Compass(v. t.)
- To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
Compass(v. t.)
- To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about.
Compass(v. t.)
- To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
Compass(v. t.)
- To curve; to bend into a circular form.
Compass(v. t.)
- To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
Compassability
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Compassable(a.)
- Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
Compasser
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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.