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— English word —

• compas n. (Music) A form of string music from Haiti.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • compàs n. Pair of compasses (tool for drawing accurate circles).
  • compàs n. (Nautical) compass.
  • compàs n. (Music) beat, rhythm.
• Galician
  • compás n. Pair of compasses.
• Galician - Irish
  • compás n. Compass.
• Middle english
  • compas n. Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand.
  • compas n. A scheme or plan, especially one formulated in secrecy or with malicious intent.
  • compas n. A circular shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region bounded by one.
  • compas n. The boundary or totality of the margins or edges of a region or zone; that which surrounds.
  • compas n. An area, region or zone; space or coverage with fixed or demarcated boundaries.
  • compas n. The size, extent, or magnitude of something (usually in area or dimension).
  • compas n. A compass (device or tool for drawing or demarcating a circle).
  • compas n. (Rare) The appearance, visage or design of a piece of craftsmanship.
  • compas adv. Following a circle-shaped course or perimeter.
  • compas adv. Having a specified circle-shaped course or perimeter.
• Norman
  • compas n. (Jersey) compass, dividers.
• Romanian
  • compas n. Pair of compasses.

— In French —

• compas n.m. (Géométrie) Instrument qui sert à reporter des longueurs…
• compas n.m. (Marine) Boussole, instrument de navigation qui donne une…
• compas n.m. (Sens figuré) (Littéraire) (Généralement au pluriel) Jambes…
• compas n.m. (Automobile, Mécanique) Bras articulé limitant un mouvement…
• compas n.m. Sur un hélicoptère, dispositif articulé reliant la moitié…
• compas n.m. Schéma rythmique qui différencie chaque style de chant au flamenco.
• compas n.m. (Musique) Genre musical d’Haïti inventé par le saxophoniste…
• compas n.m. (Héraldique) Meuble représentant l’instrument de report…
• compas n.m. (Sylviculture) (Par ellipse) Compas forestier.
• Compas n.prop.m. (Astronomie) Constellation du ciel austral, bordée…

— In Spanish —

• compas s. Forma del plural de compa.
• compás s. Instrumento formado por dos piezas articuladas, utilizado…
• compás s. Cada uno de los períodos de tiempo iguales en que se marca…
• compás s. Ritmo o cadencia de una pieza musical.
• compás s. Por extensión, ritmo de otras actividades.
• compás s. Instrumento para determinar una dirección.
• compás s. El metro en la literatura.
• compás s. Galería en una iglesia, una catedral o convento en la que se puede andar.
• compás s. Un movimiento en el deporte del esgrima.
• Compás s. Astronomía. Nombre de una constelación de los cielos australes…

80 English words from 18 English definitions

accurate appearance area beat boundaries boundary bounded circle circles circular compass compasses course coverage craft craftsmanship curve demarcated demarcating design device dimension dividers drawing edges especially extent fixed Following for form formulated from Guile Haiti hand Having instance intent Jersey magnitude malicious margins music Nautical of␣a of␣a␣piece one Pair Pair␣of␣compasses perimeter piece plan Rare region rhythm scheme secrecy shape shaped size skill sleight sleight␣of␣hand something space specified sphere string surrounds that the tool totality use usually visage which with zone

34 English words from 20 foreign definitions

austral Automobile Bras Cada chant ciel Compas Constellation del des dispositif dos ellipse flamenco Genre Haïti instrument Jambes longueurs Marine metro musical Musique navigation par para plural que reliant report reporter Sens style Sylviculture

73 foreign words from 20 foreign definitions

actividades andar articuladas articulé Astronomía Astronomie australes bordée Boussole Bras␣articulé cadencia catedral chaque cielos compa Compas␣forestier constelación convento deporte determinar différencie dirección donne esgrima extensión figuré forestier Forma formado Galería Généralement Genre␣musical Géométrie hélicoptère Héraldique iglesia iguales Instrumento inventé limitant literatura Littéraire los marca Mécanique Meuble moitié mouvement movimiento Nombre Nombre␣de otras períodos pieza piezas pluriel por puede qui représentant ritmo rythmique saxophoniste Schéma Sens␣figuré se␣puede sert Sur tiempo una une uno utilizado

70 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

compass compast compasse compassed compasser compasses compassers compassest compasseth compassing compassion compass␣out compass␣saw compassable compass␣card compass␣dial compassedst compassings compassions compassless compass␣rose compass␣saws compass␣cards compass␣dials compassed␣out compass␣error compasses␣out compassioned compass␣plane compassplant compass␣plant compass␣point compass␣roses compass␣swing compass␣errors compassing␣out compassionate compassioning compass␣needle compass␣planes compassplants compass␣plants compass␣points compass␣timber compass␣wallah compass␣window compassionable compassionated compassionates compassionings +20 words

86 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

accompass encompass incompass biocompass bow␣compass outcompass accompassed accompasses beam␣compass encompassed encompasser encompasses gyrocompass gyro␣compass incompassed incompasses uncompassed accompassing astrocompass biocompasses bow␣compasses color␣compass encompassers encompassest encompasseth encompassing incompassing incompassion moral␣compass outcompassed outcompasses radio␣compass uncompassion beam␣compasses box␣the␣compass encompassable encompassment fetch␣a␣compass gyrocompassed gyrocompasses gyro␣compasses outcompassing uncompassable unencompassed astrocompasses Brunton␣compass encompassingly encompassments gyrocompassing hanging␣compass +36 words

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

com COM .com com- com. Com. comp Comp comp. Comp. MPA MPAs pas Pas PAs PAS

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

APM moc MOC PMO sap SAP s.ap.

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

campos mocaps scampo

17 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

camos␣up campoos Campoys capcoms Capcoms CAPCOMs champos compass compast copalms copcams ecomaps mobcaps mob␣caps Ocampos PEComas pomaces

25 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

camos campo Campo camps CAPMs capos comas comps Comps copsa Cosma macOS MACOS mocap mo-cap Mosca OPACs pacos Pasco Pomas posca scamp Scoma scopa SCOPA

10 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Campas commas compar. compds compos Compos compts coppas gompas Pompas

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

comas comps Comps

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

compass

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