compass

Meanings

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

Synonyms

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