Compass and Work

Compass

Compass verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

Usage example: attempting more than his modest abilities could compass

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Work and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead the word "Compass" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Compass and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compass" instead the word "Work" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

nice	nice compass	nice work
best	best compass	best work
better	better compass	better work
normal	normal compass	normal work
Other adjectives: actual, real, major, different, said.

Will: How can we sail to an island nobody can find with a compass that doesn't work?

Source: Magic Compass
Your initial compass requires a similar amount of work, and is explicitly stated to be shoddy and commonplace — one shopkeeper says he 'hopes you didn't pay too much for it.' Heck, early on you have to do a non-trivial amount of work to get a totally ordinary, non-magical paper hat.

Source: Video Game / Treasure Adventure Game
Another Martian Knight, Count Mazuurek, marvels at a simple compass, remarking that it could never work on his homeworld, which lacks Earth's magnetic field.

Source: Mundane Object Amazement

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