Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adverb

The word "compass" can be used as noun, verb and adverb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

backpack cabinet

Capable Of

point north

Derived Terms

Brunton compass Chinese compass Square and Compass accompass all points of the compass astrocompass beam compass biocompass bow compass box the compass cabin compass color compass compass card compass deflection compass dial compass error compass jellyfish compass needle compass out compass plane compass plant compass point compass rose compass saw compass swing compass termite compass timber compass wallah compass window compassable compassless encompass every point of the compass fetch a compass gyro compass gyrocompass gyromagnetic compass gyroscope compass gyroscopic compass hanging compass incompass magnetic compass mariner's compass moral compass outcompass pair of compasses prismatic compass qibla compass radio compass scribing compass tell-tale compass telltale compass variation compass

Derived From

pair of compasses

Context

music

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accomplish achieve attain capability capableness circle drafting instrument extent navigational instrument potentiality reach understand

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

beam compass

Type Of (IsA)

capability drafting instrument ibo mechanical device navigation device navigational instrument

Manner Of

achieve

Related Terms

accomplish achieve area boundary cardinal direction circumference encircle environ magnetic north obtain pair of compasses plot reach scheme scope stretch surround traverse true north

Synonym Network

accomplish circumnavigate conspire cover encircle get picture magnetic compass pair of compasses scope

Used For

navigation

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.