Compass
Compass noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.
Usage example: a young go-getter who lost his moral compass in the course of his quest for fame and fortune
Object and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Object" instead a noun "Compass".
Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Forms may take a traditional spindle compass or some object that indicates a specific direction by some means.
Source: Magic Compass -
Not to mention the second orb in "Senior Spirit" The Mafia: Both Irish and Italian Magic Compass: In one episode Socrates is given an object which glows when pointed towards an Orb.
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The Compass is a textbook example of the abovementioned Object Paradox: looping endlessly between 1954 and 2007.
Source: Temporal Paradox
Cite this Source
Object and Compass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/object
Compass & Object. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/object>.
Object or Compass. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/object.
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