Compare, v. n. Bear a comparison, admit of comparison, present a resemblance.
Compare, n. (Poetical.) Comparison.
Comparison, n.
- 1. Collation, compare, relative estimate, comparative estimate.
- 2. Simile, similitude.
Compartment, n. Division, section, separate part.
Compass, v. a.
- 1. Encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, embrace, compass about, stretch round.
- 2. Besiege, invest, beset, beleaguer, block, blockade, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege to.
- 3. Attain, obtain, procure, accomplish, effect, perform, achieve, consummate, realize, carry, bring about,
bring to pass.
- 4. (Law.) Meditate, contrive, plot, purpose, intend, devise.
Compass, n.
- 1. Stretch, reach, extent, range, scope, limit, bound, boundary.
- 2. Circuit, round, circular course.
- 3. Mariner’s or surveyor’s compass, ship’s compass, ship’s compass, needle.
Compassable, a. Attainable, to be attained.
Compasses, n. pl. Dividers.
Compassion, n. Pity, commiseration, sympathy, tenderness, kindness, kindliness, clemency, fellow- feeling, heart, tender-heartedness, kind-heartedness, mercy, bowels of compassion, melting mood.
Compassionate, a. Tender, pitying, sympathetic, merciful, benignant, gracious, clement, kind, inclined to pity, full of compassion.
Compassionate, v. a. Pity, commiserate, feel pity for, be moved with sympathy for.
Compatible with. Consistent with, consonant with, congruous with, accordant with, agreeable to, suitable to, in keeping with, reconcilable with, in harmony with.
Compatriot, n. Fellow-countryman, countryman.