COMPASS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • navigational instrument for finding directions
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • navigational instrument (what does navigational instrument mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • gyrocompass (what does gyrocompass mean?)
   • magnetic compass (what does magnetic compass mean?)
2. Meaning
   • drafting instrument used for drawing circles
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • drafting instrument (what does drafting instrument mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet”
   Synonym(s)
   • ambit (what does ambit mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • scope (what does scope mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the ambit of municipal legislation
   • within the compass of this article
   • within the scope of an investigation
   • outside the reach of the law
   • in t
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extent (what does extent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • approximate range (what does approximate range mean?)
   • ballpark (what does ballpark mean?)
   • confines (what does confines mean?)
   • contrast (what does contrast mean?)
   • internationality (what does internationality mean?)
   • internationalism (what does internationalism mean?)
   • latitude (what does latitude mean?)
   • horizon (what does horizon mean?)
   • view (what does view mean?)
   • purview (what does purview mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • expanse (what does expanse mean?)
   • gamut (what does gamut mean?)
   • spectrum (what does spectrum mean?)
   • palette (what does palette mean?)
   • pallet (what does pallet mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • straddle (what does straddle mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the limit of capability
   Synonym(s)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • within the compass of education
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • capability (what does capability mean?)
   • capableness (what does capableness mean?)
   • potentiality (what does potentiality mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   • ken (what does ken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)

COMPASS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • get the meaning of something
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • get the picture (what does get the picture mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • understand (what does understand mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • catch on (what does catch on mean?)
   • get wise (what does get wise mean?)
   • get onto (what does get onto mean?)
   • tumble (what does tumble mean?)
   • latch on (what does latch on mean?)
   • cotton on (what does cotton on mean?)
   • twig (what does twig mean?)
   • get it (what does get it mean?)
   • intuit (what does intuit mean?)
   • digest (what does digest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   • knower (what does knower mean?)
   • apprehender (what does apprehender mean?)
   • appreciation (what does appreciation mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • grasping (what does grasping mean?)
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   • comprehension (what does comprehension mean?)
2. Meaning
   • travel around, either by plane or ship
   Synonym(s)
   • circumnavigate (what does circumnavigate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We compassed the earth
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circumnavigation (what does circumnavigation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • bring about
   • accomplish
   Usage Example(s)
   • This writer attempts more than his talents can compass
   Hypernyms(s) compass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • achieve (what does achieve mean?)
   • accomplish (what does accomplish mean?)
   • attain (what does attain mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • scope (what does scope mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • ambit (what does ambit mean?)