1. • noun - navigational instrument for finding directions
   • noun - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
   • noun - the limit of capability
   • noun - drafting instrument used for drawing circles
   • verb - bring about
   • verb - travel around, either by plane or ship
   • verb - get the meaning of something
2. • A device used to determine geographic direction, usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of Earth.
   • Another device, such as a radio compass or a gyrocompass, used for determining geographic direction.
   • A V-shaped device for describing circles or circular arcs and for taking measurements, consisting of a pair of rigid, endhinged legs, one of which is equipped with a pen, pencil, or other marker and the other with a sharp point providing a pivot about which the drawing leg is turned.
   • See Synonyms at circumference.
   • A restricted space or area: four huge crates within the compass of the elevator.
   • Range or scope, as of understanding, perception, or authority: “Lacking a coherent intellectual and moral commitment, [he] was forced to find his compass in personal experience” (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
   • To make a circuit of; circle: The sailboat compassed the island.
   • To surround; encircle.
   • To understand; comprehend.
   • To succeed in carrying out; accomplish.
   • To scheme; plot.
   • Forming a curved configuration.
   • Semicircular.
3. • v - to go around

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