Compass and Square

Compass

Compass noun - A guiding or motivating purpose or principle.

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Square and compass are semantically related in tool topic. In some cases you can use "Square" instead a noun "Compass".

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

Square noun - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.

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Compass and square are semantically related in tool topic. Sometimes you can use "Compass" instead a noun "Square".

special	special compass	special square
public	public compass	public square
simple	simple compass	simple square
small	small compass	small square
Other adjectives: real, huge, tiny, magic, skewed, giant.

Snoopy laughed at Sally struggling with a drawing compass, and when dared to do better, he proves so good that instead of a circle, he makes a perfect square instead.

Source: Let's See You Do Better
Hammer and Sickle Removed for Your Protection: While Pravda is styled after the Soviets, their logo is a crossed T-Square, 90-degree ruler, and a compass.

Source: Anime / Girls und Panzer

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