[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.", "the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter :You can find anything you want downtown within the compass of ten square blocks.", "space within limits; area ; extent ; range ; scope :the broad compass of the novel.the narrow compass of the strait;the broad compass of the novel.", "Also called range .the total range of tones of a voice or of a musical instrument.", "due or proper limits; moderate bounds:Their behavior stayed within the compass of propriety.", "a passing round; circuit :the compass of a year.", "Oftencompasses.an instrument for drawing or describing circles, measuring distances, etc., consisting generally of two movable, rigid legs hinged to each other at one end (usually used withpair of):to spread the legs of a compass and draw a larger circle.", "Astronomy.Compass.Also called Mar·i·ner's Com·pass[mar, -, uh, -nerz , kuhm, -p, uh, s].the constellation Pyxis.Compasses,the constellation Circinus.", "Compass.Also called Mar·i·ner's Com·pass[mar, -, uh, -nerz , kuhm, -p, uh, s].the constellation Pyxis.", "Compasses,the constellation Circinus."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["curved; forming a curve or arc:compass roof.a compass timber;compass roof."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to go or move round; make the circuit of:It would take a week to compass his property on foot.", "to extend or stretch around; hem in; surround ; encircle :An old stone wall compasses their property.", "to attain or achieve; accomplish ; obtain :To have compassed this task in the limited time available is no mean achievement.", "to contrive; plot ; scheme :to compass a treacherous plan.", "to make curved or circular.", "to comprehend; to grasp, as with the mind:His mind could not compass the extent of the disaster."]}]