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compasses
verb(com-pass)
to devise or contrive often with craft or skill : plot
compasses
verb(com-pass)
encompass
compasses
verb(com-pass)
bring about, achieve
compasses
noun(com-pass)
boundary, circumference
compasses
noun(com-pass)
a circumscribed space
compasses
noun(com-pass)
range, scope
compasses
noun phrase(com-pass)
compass
compasses
noun(com-pass)
a compass used in navigation that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle
compasses
noun(com-pass)
a direction finder used in navigation

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