compass
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The meaning (definition) of the word compass
a small tool with a spinning needle that always points north
The word compass used in a sentence
“A compass has a needle that spins and always points toward north.”
The plural of the word compass
compasses
How the word compass is said around the world
| French | boussole (boosawl) |
| Spanish | brújula (brookhoolah) |
| Mandarin | 罗盘 (luó pán) |
| Hindi | कम्पास (kuhmpahs) |
| Arabic | بوصلة (bowsahlah) |
| Russian | компас (kompas) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bússola (boosooluh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bússola (boosohla) |
| Japanese | コンパス (konpasu) |
| German | Kompass (kawmpahs) |
| Urdu | کمپاس (kuhmpahs) |
| Punjabi | ਕੰਪਾਸ (kuhnpahs) |
| Korean | 나침반 (nacimban) |
| Hebrew | מַצְפֵּן (mahtspaynuh) |
| Greek | πυξίδα (puxida) |
| Dutch | kompas (kawmpahs) |
| Tagalog | kumpas (koompahs) |
| Vietnamese | la bàn (lah bahn) |
| Turkish | pusula (poosoolah) |
| Persian | قطبنما (kohtbnahmah) |
| Polish | kompas (kawmpahs) |
| Ukrainian | компас (kompas) |
| Bengali | কম্পাস (kawmpahsh) |
| Swedish | kompass (kawmpahs) |
| Italian | bussola (boossohlah) |
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