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compass

/ˈkʌmpəs/

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noun

plural -passes

[count] :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]

[count] :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.

[count] a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring distances - often plural

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

[noncount] :a specialized area of knowledge, skill, experience, etc. - often used after beyond or within

That topic falls beyond the compass [=beyond the scope] of my research.

* Các từ tương tự:
compassion, compassionate, compassionate leave