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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhm-puh s]
- /ˈkʌm pəs/
- /ˈkʌm.pəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhm-puh s]
- /ˈkʌm pəs/
Definitions of compass word
- countable noun compass A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north. 3
- noun plural compass Compasses are a hinged V-shaped instrument that you use for drawing circles. 3
- countable noun compass If something is within the compass of something or someone, it is within their limits or abilities. 3
- noun compass an instrument for finding direction, usually having a magnetized needle which points to magnetic north swinging freely on a pivot 3
- noun compass an instrument used for drawing circles, measuring distances, etc, that consists of two arms, joined at one end, one arm of which serves as a pivot or stationary reference point, while the other is extended or describes a circle 3
- noun compass limits or range 3
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Origin of compass
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English compassen < Old French compasser to measure < Vulgar Latin *compāssāre, equivalent to compāss(us) equal step (Latin com- com- + pāssus pace1) + -āre v. suffix; (noun) Middle English compas < Old French, derivative of compasser
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Parts of speech for Compass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compass
noun compass
- purview — the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- domain — the territory governed by a single ruler or government; realm.
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
verb compass
- besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- girdle — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
adjective compass
- sigmoid — shaped like the letter C.
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- twisty — (especially of a road) twisting or winding: a twisty little path through the woods.
- humped — having a hump.
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
Antonyms for compass
noun compass
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- infinity — the quality or state of being infinite.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
verb compass
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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