Compass | Mean of compass in English Dictionary
/ˈkʌmpəs/
- Noun
- a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north
- He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods.
- Guests arrived from all points of the compass. [=directions]
- something that helps a person make choices about what is right, effective, etc.
- His religion is the compass that guides him.
- Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks.
- The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong.
- a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring distances
- a pair of compasses [=dividers]
- a tool that consists of a pen or pencil attached to a pointed stick and that is used for drawing circles
- a specialized area of knowledge, skill, experience, etc.
- That topic falls beyond the compass [=beyond the scope] of my research.
