" pair of compasses "

1: a guiding or motivating purpose or principle;

  * e.g., " ... a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cynosure,

•  direction,

•  focus,

•  lodestar,

•  polestar

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends;

  * e.g., " ... within the compass of my voice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambit,

•  amplitude,

•  breadth,

•  confines,

•  dimension(s),

•  extent,

•  range,

•  reach,

•  realm,

•  scope,

•  sweep,

•  width

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;

  * e.g., " ... within the compass of the city walls "

•  Synonyms : 

•  border,

•  borderline,

•  bound,

•  boundary,

•  brim,

•  circumference,

•  confines,

•  edge,

•  edging,

•  end,

•  frame,

•  fringe,

•  hem,

•  margin,

•  perimeter,

•  periphery,

•  rim,

•  skirt,

•  skirting,

•  verge

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a guiding or motivating purpose or principle;

  * e.g., " ... a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cynosures,

•  directions,

•  foci,

•  lodestars,

•  polestars

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends;

  * e.g., " ... within the compass of my voice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambits,

•  amplitudes,

•  breadths,

•  confines,

•  dimensions,

•  extents,

•  ranges,

•  reaches,

•  realms,

•  scopes,

•  sweeps,

•  widths

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;

  * e.g., " ... within the compass of the city walls "

•  Synonyms : 

•  borderlines,

•  borders,

•  boundaries,

•  bounds,

•  brims,

•  circumferences,

•  confines,

•  edges,

•  edgings,

•  ends,

•  frames,

•  fringes,

•  hems,

•  margins,

•  perimeters,

•  peripheries,

•  rims,

•  skirtings,

•  skirts,

•  verges

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)