Noun

• S: (n) compass (navigational instrument for finding directions)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit ((9) )
• S: (n) compass, range, reach, grasp (the limit of capability) "within the compass of education"
• S: (n) compass (drafting instrument used for drawing circles)

Verb

• S: (v) compass (bring about; accomplish) "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"
• S: (v) circumnavigate, compass (travel around, either by plane or ship) "We compassed the earth"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) circumnavigation [Related to: circumnavigate] (traveling around something (by ship or plane)) "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend (get the meaning of something) "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"