Compass
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Compass
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1 n.
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
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2 n.
An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
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3 n.
An inclosed space; an area; extent.
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4 n.
Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
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5 n.
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
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6 n.
The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
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7 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.
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8 n.
A pair of compasses.
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9 n.
A circle; a continent.
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10 v. t.
To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
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11 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.
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12 v. t.
To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
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13 v. t.
To curve; to bend into a circular form.
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14 v. t.
To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
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15 n.
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
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16 n.
An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
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17 n.
An inclosed space; an area; extent.
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18 n.
Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
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19 n.
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
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20 n.
The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
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21 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.
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22 n.
A pair of compasses.
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23 n.
A circle; a continent.
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24 v. t.
To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
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25 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.
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26 v. t.
To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
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27 v. t.
To curve; to bend into a circular form.
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28 v. t.
To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.