COMPASS


Meaning of COMPASS in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: surround 1, circle, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hem, ring, round

2.

Synonyms: get 1, acquire, annex, gain, have, land, obtain, procure, secure, win

3.

Synonyms: apprehend 1, accept, catch, comprehend, ||dig, grasp, see, take in, twig, understand

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: circumference , ambit, circuit, perimeter, periphery

Related Word: domain, field, sphere; enclosure

2.

Synonyms: environs 1, bound(s), boundary, confine(s), limits, precinct(s), purlieus

3.

Synonyms: range 2, ambit, extension, extent, orbit, purview, radius, reach, scope, sweep

Related Word: bounds, limits; circumscription, limitation, restriction

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