compass vs stead

compass

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

  • 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. 

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

  • To go about or round entirely; to traverse. 

stead

noun
  • An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). 

  • The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. 

  • One's partner in a romantic relationship. 

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