| Compass: English to English |
| Compass (n.) A circle; a continent. |
| Compass (n.) A pair of compasses. |
| Compass (n.) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. |
| Compass (n.) An inclosed space; an area; extent. |
| Compass (n.) An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall. |
| 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 (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 (v. t.) To curve; to bend into a circular form. |
| 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 purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot. |
| Compass (v. t.) To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish. |