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C3O1M3P3A1S1

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6-letter words (2 found)

CAMPOS,COMPAS,

5-letter words (9 found)

CAMOS,CAMPO,CAMPS,CAPOS,COMAS,COMPS,PACOS,SCAMP,SCOPA,

4-letter words (32 found)

AMPS,APOS,APSO,CAMO,CAMP,CAMS,CAPO,CAPS,COMA,COMP,COMS,COPS,MACS,MAPS,MOAS,MOCS,MOPS,OCAS,OMAS,OPAS,PACO,PACS,PAMS,POAS,POMS,SAMP,SCAM,SCOP,SOAP,SOCA,SOMA,SPAM,

3-letter words (33 found)

AMP,APO,ASP,CAM,CAP,COP,COS,MAC,MAP,MAS,MOA,MOC,MOP,MOS,OCA,OMA,OMS,OPA,OPS,PAC,PAM,PAS,POA,POM,POS,SAC,SAM,SAP,SMA,SOC,SOM,SOP,SPA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AM,AS,MA,MO,OM,OP,OS,PA,PO,SO,

You can make 86 words from compas according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of compas

compas

Noun

compas (uncountable)

  1. (music) A form of string music from Haiti

Anagrams

  • campos, mocaps, scampo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French compas, from Latin com- + passus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa/, /kɔ̃.pɑ/

Noun

compas m (plural compas)

  1. pair of compasses
  2. (nautical, aviation) magnetic compass
  3. (music) a genre of modern Haitian music descended from the traditional style méringue

Derived terms

  • avoir le compas dans l’œil

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: compasso
  • → Burmese: ကွန်ပါ (kwanpa)
  • → Romanian: compas

Further reading

  • “compas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • compace, compase, compass, compasse, cumpas, cumpasse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpas/, /kumˈpas/, /kumˈpaːs/

Noun

compas (plural compasses)

  1. Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand.
  2. A scheme or plan, especially one formulated in secrecy or with malicious intent.
  3. A circular shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region bounded by one.
  4. The boundary or totality of the margins or edges of a region or zone; that which surrounds.
  5. An area, region or zone; space or coverage with fixed or demarcated boundaries.
  6. The size, extent, or magnitude of something (usually in area or dimension)
  7. A compass (device or tool for drawing or demarcating a circle)
  8. (rare) The appearance, visage or design of a piece of craftsmanship.

Related terms

  • compassen
  • compassement
  • compassynge
  • encompassen

Descendants

  • English: compass

References

  • “cǒmpā̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.

Adverb

compas (rare)

  1. Following a circle-shaped course or perimeter.
  2. Having a specified circle-shaped course or perimeter.

Descendants

  • English: compass (obsolete as an adverb)

References

  • “cǒmpā̆s, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.

Norman

Alternative forms

  • coumpas (continental Normandy)
  • kõpaa (Sark)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

compas m (plural compas)

  1. (Jersey) compass, dividers

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French compas.

Noun

compas n (plural compasuri)

  1. pair of compasses

Declension

Spanish

Noun

compas m pl

  1. plural of compa

Source: wiktionary.org