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• n  navigational instrument for finding directions
• n  an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
  within the compass of this article
• n  the limit of capability
  within the compass of education
• n  drafting instrument used for drawing circles
• v  bring about; accomplish
  This writer attempts more than his talents can compass
• v  travel around, either by plane or ship
  We compassed the earth
• v  get the meaning of something

• scope
• range
• reach
• orbit
• ambit
• grasp
• circumnavigate
• grok
• get the picture
• comprehend
• savvy
• dig
• apprehend

News & Articles

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• Diageo's Walsh named Compass chairman
  LONDON (Reuters) - Compass Group , the world's biggest caterer, named outgoing Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh as its new Chairman on Thursday, to help drive the firm's overseas expansion. Walsh, who ...
  June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC Expands Sales and Trading Platform Launching New Offices in Boston and New York
  WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC ("Compass Point"), a full service investment bank specializing in the financial services industry, today announced ...
  June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Compass Datacenters' Chris Crosby To Speak At Xperience Efficiency 2013 On June 19
  DALLAS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby will be a featured speaker at the Xperience Efficiency 2013 conference in Dallas this week where he will give a presentation entitled, ...
  June 18, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Rosie O Donnell in Forbes
  Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair. Had kids both times, but he's the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America,O'Donnell said to roars of audience laughter. "Donald, sit and spin, my friend."