border vs compass

border

verb
  • To form a border around; to bound. 

  • To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon). 

  • To put a border on something. 

  • To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with). 

  • To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of. 

noun
  • A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string. 

  • The outer edge of something. 

  • A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown. 

  • border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup. 

  • The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions. 

  • A decorative strip around the edge of something. 

compass

verb
  • To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round. 

  • To go about or round entirely; to traverse. 

noun
  • A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle). 

  • A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north). 

  • The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice. 

  • Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within. 

How often have the words border and compass occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )