Compass and Globe

Compass

Compass noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.

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Globe and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Globe" instead a noun "Compass".

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

Globe noun - A more or less round body or mass.

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Compass and globe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compass" instead a noun "Globe".

Nearby Words: global, glob, globally, globed

small	small compass	small globe
huge	huge compass	huge globe
magic	magic compass	magic globe
mechanical	mechanical compass	mechanical globe
Other adjectives: said, giant, magical.

He goes missing for a week while delivering a package next door to Annie's workshop, and even with a globe and a compass he still gets lost.

Source: No Sense of Direction
Magic Compass: Compasses do point north, but this is presumably a magical effect because the Land of Mists is not a globe, so doesn't have poles.

Source: Tabletop Game / Ravenloft

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