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  • 31compass signal — noun A signal denoting a point in the compass • • • Main Entry: ↑compass …

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  • 32point — ► NOUN 1) the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object. 2) a particular spot, place, or moment. 3) an item, detail, or idea in a discussion, text, etc. 4) (the point) the most significant or relevant factor or element. 5) advantage… …

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  • 33compass plant — ☆ compass plant n. 1. a coarse plant (Silphium laciniatum) of the composite family, with large, bristly leaves and heads of yellow flowers, found on the prairies of central U.S.: the leaves reputedly point in a north and south direction 2. any of …

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  • 34point|er — «POYN tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that points: »Most little children are great pointers until they learn the names for things. 2. a long, tapering stick used in pointing things out on a map or blackboard: »The teacher picked up the pointer… …

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  • 35Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …

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  • 36Compass and straightedge constructions — Creating a regular hexagon with a ruler and compass Construction of a regular pentagon Compass and straightedge or ruler and compass construction is the construction of lengths, angl …

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  • 37compass — compassable, adj. compassless, adj. /kum peuhs/, n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north. 2. the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter: You can… …

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  • 38Compass Point All Stars — The Compass Point phenomenon was designed to be to reggae based pop/rock music of the 80s, what Nashville was to country music, or the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section was to soul and R B in the 60s: a recording facility animated by in house sets of… …

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  • 39Compass (drafting) — This article is about the drafting instrument. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A beam compass and a regular compass …

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  • 40compass — Synonyms and related words: Gyrosin compass, Johansson block, RDF, T square, accept, accomplish, achieve, acquire, aesthetic distance, alentours, ambience, ambit, amount, annex, attain, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border line,… …

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