Compass and Importance

Compass

Compass noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.

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

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

Importance noun - The quality or state of being important.

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Compass and importance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compass" instead a noun "Importance".

special	special compass	special importance
genuine	genuine compass	genuine importance
small	small compass	small importance
actual	actual compass	actual importance
Other adjectives: real, extreme, huge, social, major, strange.

It's played straight in the same movie: Norrington mocks Jack's pistol (with only one shot) and compass (that's apparently broken); the pistol has symbolic importance and the compass proves important not only to the first movie but to the sequels as well.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Film
The compass gains even more importance in the second film.

Source: Franchise / Pirates of the Caribbean

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