| compass | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. compass | navigational instrument for finding directions. |
| ~ gyrocompass | a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead. |
| ~ magnetic compass | compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north. |
| ~ navigational instrument | an instrument used for navigating. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. compass, grasp, range, reach | the limit of capability.; "within the compass of education" |
| ~ capableness, potentiality, capability | an aptitude that may be developed. |
| ~ ken, sight | the range of vision.; "out of sight of land" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. compass | drafting instrument used for drawing circles. |
| ~ drafting instrument | an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings. |
| v. (social) | 5. compass | bring about; accomplish.; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (motion) | 6. circumnavigate, compass | travel around, either by plane or ship.; "We compassed the earth" |
| ~ circle | travel around something.; "circle the globe" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | get the meaning of something.; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ figure | understand.; "He didn't figure her" |
| ~ catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble | understand, usually after some initial difficulty.; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" |
| ~ intuit | know or grasp by intuition or feeling. |
| ~ digest | arrange and integrate in the mind.; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| vane | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ weathercock | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster. |
| ~ wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. vane | a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it. |
| ~ arrow | a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow. |
| ~ fin | a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish. |
| ~ missile | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. blade, vane | flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water. |
| ~ fan blade | blade of a rotating fan. |
| ~ eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird, chopper | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades. |
| ~ impeller | the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine). |
| ~ oar | an implement used to propel or steer a boat. |
| ~ paddle | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel. |
| ~ propeller, propellor | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water. |
| ~ rotating mechanism | a mechanism that rotates. |
| ~ rudder blade | the vertical blade on a rudder. |
| ~ turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate. |
| ~ aerogenerator, wind generator, windmill | generator that extracts usable energy from winds. |
| n. (animal) | 4. vane, web | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. |
| ~ feather, plumage, plume | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
| ~ barb | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. |
| ~ blade | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue). |
| wind vane | | |
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