compass

Who acts: magnetic needle, Compass points, compass needle, We, you, four compass points · What happens: point, use, find, draw, call, be · To what, where: instrument, directions, tool, circles, compasses, British English · Speech: someone speaks here

«compass» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: compass in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An instrument with a magnetic needle that always points north, used to find directions.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 instrument	det
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 needle	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 needle	det
5	magnetic	magnetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 needle	amod
6	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 instrument	nmod
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 points	nsubj
8	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	9 points	advmod
9	points	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 needle	acl:relcl
10	north	north	ADV	_	9 points	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 used	punct
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 instrument	acl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 find	mark
14	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 used	advcl
15	directions	direction	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 find	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 instrument	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	point	present	a magnetic needle		always, north property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		a instrument with a magnetic needle not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	find	to-infinitive		directions		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Topic

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

A tool with two arms, one with a point and one with a pencil, used to draw circles; in British English often called "compasses" or "a pair of compasses".

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 arms	case
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 arms	nummod
5	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tool	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 one	punct
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 arms	appos
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 point	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 point	det
10	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 one	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 one	cc
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 one	conj
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 pencil	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 pencil	det
15	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 one	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 used	punct
17	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tool	acl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 draw	mark
19	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	17 used	advcl
20	circles	circle	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 draw	obj
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 called	punct
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 English	case
23	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 English	amod
24	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 called	obl
25	often	often	ADV	_	26 called	advmod
26	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 tool	parataxis
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	28 compasses	punct
28	compasses	compass	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 called	xcomp
29	"	"	PUNCT	_	28 compasses	punct
30	or	or	CCONJ	_	33 pair	cc
31	"	"	PUNCT	_	33 pair	punct
32	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	33 pair	det
33	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 called	conj
34	of	of	ADP	_	35 compasses	case
35	compasses	compass	NOUN	Number=Plur	33 pair	nmod
36	"	"	PUNCT	_	33 pair	punct
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	participle	a tool with two arms not said here			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	draw	to-infinitive	circles			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circle=Theme
3	call	participle	compasses	British English	often property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

"Compass points" are north, south, east and west.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 points	punct
2	Compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 points	compound
3	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 north	nsubj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 points	punct
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 north	cop
6	north	north	ADV	_	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 south	punct
8	south	south	ADV	_	6 north	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 east	punct
10	east	east	ADV	_	6 north	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 west	cc
12	west	west	ADV	_	10 east	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 north	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Compass points					north property	tree rules

Meaning 4

To compass something is to achieve or bring it about, an old-fashioned use.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 something	mark
2	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	compound
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 achieve	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 achieve	mark
6	achieve	achieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 something	acl:relcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 bring	cc
8	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 achieve	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 bring	obj
10	about	about	ADV	_	8 bring	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 use	punct
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 use	det
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 fashioned	amod
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 old	punct
15	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 use	amod
16	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						achieve property	tree rules
2	bring	infinitive		it				about property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 1

The compass needle points north.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 needle	det
2	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 needle	compound
3	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 points	nsubj
4	points	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	north	north	ADV	_	4 points	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 points	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	present	the compass needle					north property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We used a map and compass on the hike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 map	det
4	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 compass	cc
6	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 map	conj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 hike	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hike	det
9	hike	hike	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	a map and compass		the hike			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Patient

Example 3

Set the compasses to 5 centimetres to draw a circle with a radius of 5 cm.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Set	set	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 compasses	det
3	compasses	compass	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Set	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 centimetres	case
5	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 centimetres	nummod
6	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Set	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 draw	mark
8	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Set	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 circle	det
10	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 draw	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 radius	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 radius	det
13	radius	radius	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 draw	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 cm	case
15	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 cm	nummod
16	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 radius	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	imperative	you not said here	the compasses				to 5 centimetres	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient compass=Result
2	draw	to-infinitive	you not said here	a circle				with a radius of 5 cm	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circle=Theme

Example 4

The four compass points are north, south, east and west.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 points	det
2	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 points	nummod
3	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 points	compound
4	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 north	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 north	cop
6	north	north	ADV	_	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 south	punct
8	south	south	ADV	_	6 north	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 east	punct
10	east	east	ADV	_	6 north	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 west	cc
12	west	west	ADV	_	10 east	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 north	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the four compass points					north property	tree rules

Example 5

Keep magnets away from the compass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	magnets	magnet	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
3	away	away	ADV	_	1 Keep	advmod
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 compass	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 compass	det
6	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep away	imperative	you not said here	magnets		the compass		away property	vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer magnet=Beneficiary from compass=Eventuality

Example 6

The sailors steered by compass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sailors	det
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	steered	steer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sailors	acl
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 compass	case
5	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 steered	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sailors	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steer	participle		the sailors not said here				by compass	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by compass=Destination

Example 7

He has more cleverness than ten thousand men, and he found means to compass his end.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 cleverness	amod
4	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	than	than	ADP	_	8 men	case
6	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 thousand	compound
7	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 men	nummod
8	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cleverness	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 means	cc
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 means	nsubj
12	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 he	cop
13	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	parataxis
14	to	to	PART	_	15 compass	mark
15	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 means	obj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 end	nmod:poss
17	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 compass	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	more cleverness	than thousand men	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cleverness=Patient
2	is a	past		he		tree rules
3	mean	present	he	compass		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compass=Topic

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