compass
31compass — {{11}}compass (n.) c.1300, space, area, extent, circumference, from O.Fr. compas circle, radius, pair of compasses (12c.), from compasser to go around, measure, divide equally, from V.L. *compassare to pace out (Cf. It. compassare, Sp. compasar) …
32compass — [[t]kʌ̱mpəs[/t]] compasses 1) N COUNT 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. We had to rely on a compass and a lot of luck to get here. 2) N PLURAL:… …
33compass — I. v. a. 1. Encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, embrace, compass about, stretch round. 2. Besiege, invest, beset, beleaguer, block, blockade, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege to. 3. Attain, obtain, procure, accomplish,… …
34compass — noun 1 (C) an instrument that shows directions: a map and compass | compass point (=one of the 32 marks on a compass that shows you the exact direction) 2 (C) an instrument that you use to draw circles or measure distances on maps 3 (U) formal… …
35Compass — Este artículo o sección sobre tecnología necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 23 de febrero de 2008. También puedes… …
36Compass — Her. A compass was used in the insignia of the Company of Carpenters, and also in the Company of Masons, whose arms were granted in 1473, and later by the Freemasons. Cf. Compass, master of the …
37compass */ — UK [ˈkʌmpəs] / US noun Word forms compass : singular compass plural compasses 1) [countable] a piece of equipment used for finding your way, with a needle that always points north 2) compasses [plural] a piece of equipment used for drawing… …
38compass — [13] The notion underlying compass is of ‘measuring out with paces’. It originated as a verb, Vulgar Latin *compassāre ‘pace out’, a compound formed from the Latin intensive prefix com and passus (source of English pace). This passed into Old… …
39compass — A computer student who happens to be an ass. I really wanted that other marking scheme. I m gonna find that compass who complained …
40compass — A computer student who happens to be an ass. I really wanted that other marking scheme. I m gonna find that compass who complained …
