Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 93
Compaginate (v. t.) To unite or hold together; as, the side pieces compaginate the frame. [Obs.] -- W. Montagu.
Compagination (n.) Union of parts; structure.
Companable (a.) Companionable; sociable. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Companator (n.) (Eccl.) Same as Impanator.
Companiable (a.) Companionable; sociable. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Companion (n.) [C] 同伴，伴侶；朋友；（受僱服侍老人或病人的）看護婦 One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner.
The companions of his fall. -- Milton.
The companion of fools shall smart for it. -- Prov. xiii. 20 (Rev. Ver.).
Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the sweetest companions in the world. -- Shak.
A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a messmate.
Companion (n.) A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.
Companion (n.) A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Companion (n.) A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck.
Companion (n.) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch.
{Companion hatch} (Naut.), A wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin.
{Companion ladder} (Naut.), The ladder by which officers ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. --Totten.
{Companion way} (Naut.), A staircase leading to the cabin.
{Knights companions}, In certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders, knights grand cross, and the like.
Syn: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally; confederate; coadjutor; accomplice.
Companion (v. t.) 陪伴 To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany. [R.] -- Ruskin.
Companion (v. t.) To qualify as a companion; to make equal. [Obs.]
Companion me with my mistress. -- Shak.
Companion (n.) A friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion}, {comrade}, {fellow}, {familiar}, {associate}].
Companion (n.) A traveler who accompanies you [syn: {companion}, {fellow traveler}, {fellow traveller}].
Companion (n.) One paid to accompany or assist or live with another.
Companion (v.) Be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion}, {accompany}, {keep company}].
Companionable (a.) Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. "Each companionable guest." -- Mallett. "Companionable wit." -- Clarendon. -- Com*pan"ion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Com*pan"ion*a*bly, adv.
Companionable (a.) 好交往的；友善的 Suggestive of companionship; "a companionable pet".
Companionless (a.) 無伴侶的 Without a companion.
Companionship (n.) 友誼；交往；伴侶關係 [U] [S1] Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one. -- Shak.
He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other than by mere companionship. -- W. Irving
Companionship (n.) The state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company, companionship, fellowship, society].
Companionship (n.) [ U ] 情誼，友誼 The enjoyment of spending time with other people.
// I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.
Companies (n. pl. ) of Company.
Company (n.) 公司，商號 [C] [G]；劇團 [C] [G]；陪伴；友情 [U]；伴侶（們）；同伴（們），朋友（們）[C] [G]；客人（們）[U]；【軍】連 [C] [G]；全體船員（包括船長等）[C] [G] The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse. -- Shak.
Evil company doth corrupt good manners. -- 1 Cor. xv. 33. (Rev. Ver.).
Brethren, farewell: your company along I will not wish. -- Milton.
Company (n.) A companion or companions.
To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome. -- Shak.
Company (n.) An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
Thou shalt meet a company of prophets. -- 1 Sam. x. 5.
Company (n.) Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
Company (n.) Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company. -- Swift.
Company (n.) An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
Company (n.) Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
Company (n.) (Mil.) A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
Company (n.) (Naut.) The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.
Company (n.) The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
To keep company with. See under Keep, v. t.
Syn: Assemblage; assembly; society; group; circle; crowd; troop; crew; gang; corporation; association; fraternity; guild; partnership; copartnery; union; club; party; gathering.
Companied (imp. & p. p.) of Company.
Companying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Company.
Company
(v. t.)
To accompany or go with; to be companion to. [Obs.]
Company (v. i.) To associate.
Men which have companied with us all the time. -- Acts i. 21.
Company (v. i.) To be a gay companion. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Company (v. i.) To have sexual commerce. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Company (n.) An institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage".
Company (n.) Small military unit; usually two or three platoons.
Company (n.) The state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company, companionship, fellowship, society].
Company (n.) Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" [syn: company, troupe].
Company (n.) A social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" [syn: caller, company].
Company (n.) A social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived".
Company (n.) A band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: party, company].
Company (n.) Crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship [syn: ship's company, company].
Company (n.) A unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company".
Company (v.) Be a companion to somebody [syn: company, companion, accompany, keep company].
Comparable (a.) 可比較的 [（+with）]；比得上的 [（+to）] Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. -- Addison. -- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
Comparable (a.) Able to be compared or worthy of comparison [ant: incomparable, uncomparable].
Comparable (a.) Conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: comparable, corresponding, like].
Comparate (n.) (Logic) One of two things compared together.
Comparation (n.) A making ready; provision. [Obs.]
Comparative (a.) 比較的；用比較方法的；比較而言的，相對的；【語】比較級的 Of or pertaining to comparison.
Comparative (a.) Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
Comparative (a.) Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state.
Comparative (a.) Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more bright, or less bright.
Comparative (n.) 【語】比較級（或詞）[the S] The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives.
Comparative (n.) An equal; a rival; a compeer. [Obs.]
Comparative (n.) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
Comparative (a.) Relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics".
Comparative (a.) Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger" [syn: {relative}, {comparative}] [ant: {absolute}].
Comparative (n.) The comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" [syn: {comparative}, {comparative degree}].
Comparatively (adv.) 比較地，相當地，多少 According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely.
Comparatively (adv.) In a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now" [syn: {relatively}, {comparatively}]
Comparator (n.) (Physics) 比較測定機 An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.
Compared (imp. & p. p.) of Compare.
Comparing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compare.
Compare (v. t.) [（+with/ to）] 比較，對照；[（+to/with）] 比喻為，比作 To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention.
Compare (v. t.) To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to liken.
Compare (v. t.) To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing "- er" and "-est" to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing "more" and "most", or "less" and "least", to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful.
Compare (v. i.) [（+with）] （可與……）相比，匹敵 To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.
Compare (v. i.) To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.
Compare (n.) [U]（常用於慣用語）比較 Comparison.
Compare (n.) Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.]
Compare (v. t.) To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire. [Obs.]
Compare (n.) Qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {compare}, {equivalence}, {comparability}].
Compare (v.) Examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie".
Compare (v.) Be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes".
Compare (v.) Consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: {compare}, {liken}, {equate}].
Compare (v.) To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb.
Comparer (n.) 比對子；比較器One who compares.
Comparison (n.) 比較，對照；類似 [C] [U] [（+between/ with）]；比喻 [C] [U] ；【文】（形容詞或副詞的）比較 [U] [C] The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear comparison with them. -- Macaulay.
The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. -- Trench.
Comparison (n.) The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
Comparison (n.) That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? -- Mark iv. 30.
Comparison (n.) (Gram.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
Comparison (n.) (Rhet.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
Comparison (n.) (Phren.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
{Beyond comparison}, So far superior as to have no likeness, or so as to make comparison needless.
{In comparison of}, {In comparison with}, As compared with; in proportion to. [Archaic] "So miserably unpeopled in comparison of what it once was." -- Addison.
{Comparison of hands} (Law), A mode of proving or disproving the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it with another proved or admitted to be genuine, in order to ascertain whether both were written by the same person. -- Bouvier. -- Burrill.
Comparison (v. t.) To compare. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Comparison (n.) The act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" [syn: {comparison}, {comparing}].
Comparison (n.) Relation based on similarities and differences.
Comparison (n.) Qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: {comparison}, {compare}, {equivalence}, {comparability}].
Comparted (imp. & p. p.) of Compart
Comparting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compart
Compart (v. t.) 分隔 To divide; to mark out into parts or subdivisions. [R.]
The crystal surface is comparted all In niches verged with rubies. -- Glover.
Compart (v.) Lay out in parts according to a plan.
Compartition (n.) The act of dividing into parts or compartments; division; also, a division or compartment. [Obs.]
Their temples . . . needed no compartitions. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Compartment (n.) [C] 區劃；劃分；隔間；（火車上的）小客房 One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden.
In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. -- Carew.
Compartment (n.) (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads. compartmental
Compartment (n.) A space into which an area is subdivided.
Compartment (n.) A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area.
Compartmental; Compartmentalized (a.) 分為若干部分的 Divided up into compartments or categories.
Compartmentalized (a.) Divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: compartmental, compartmentalized, compartmentalised].
Compartmental (a.) Divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: compartmental, compartmentalized, compartmentalised].
Compartmentalize (v. t.) 劃分；區分 Separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn: compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up].
Compartner (n.) See Copartner.
Compass (n.) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
They fetched a compass of seven day's journey. -- 2 Kings iii. 9.
This day I breathed first; time is come round, And where I did begin, there shall I end; My life is run his compass. -- Shak.
Compass (n.) An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
Compass (n.) An inclosed space; an area; extent.
Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass. -- Addison.
Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
The compass of his argument.-- Wordsworth.
Compass (n.) Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. -- Sir J. Davies.
Compass (n.) (Mus.) 【音】音域 The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. -- Shak.
Compass (n.) 羅盤，指南針 [C] An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.
He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. -- Locke.
Compass (n.) A pair of compasses. [R.] See Compasses.
To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. -- Swift.
Compass (n.) A circle; a continent. [Obs.]
The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. -- Skeat.] -- Chaucer.
Azimuth compass. See under Azimuth.
Beam compass. See under Beam.
Compass card, The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.
Compass dial, A small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day.
Compass plane (Carp.), A plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork.
Compass plant, Compass flower (Bot.), A plant of the American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south.
Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet:
This is the compass flower. -- Longefellow.
Compass saw, A saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw.
Compass timber (Shipbuilding), Curved or crooked timber.
Compass window (Arch.), A circular bay window or oriel window.
Mariner's compass, A kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position.
Surveyor's compass, An instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See Circumferentor.
Variation compass, A compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle.
To fetch a compass, To make a circuit.
Compass (n.) (Direction device) [ C ] 指南針，羅盤 A device for finding direction with a needle that can move easily and that always points to magnetic north.
Compass (n.) (Measuring device) (pl. Compasses) 圓規，兩腳規 A V-shaped device that is used for drawing circles or measuring distances on maps.
Compass (n.) (Limit) [ U ] (Formal) （能力、活動、興趣等的）界限，範圍，範疇 A particular range (of ability, activity, interest, etc.).
// It's a musical instrument made of brass, somewhat like a cornet and with a similar compass.
// The discussion went beyond the compass of my brain.
Compassed (imp. & p. p.) of Compass
Compassing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compass
Compass (v. t.) To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
Ye shall compass the city seven times. -- Josh. vi. 4.
We the globe can compass soon. -- Shak.
Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about.
With terrors and with clamors compassed round. -- Milton.
Now all the blessings Of a glad father compass thee about. -- Shak.
Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round. -- Luke xix. 43.
Compass (v. t.) To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
If I can check my erring love, I will: If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. -- Shak.
How can you hope to compass your designs? -- Denham.
Compass (v. t.) To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in carpentry and shipbuilding.] -- Shak.
Compass (v. t.) (Law) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
Compassing and imagining the death of the king are synonymous terms; compassing signifying the purpose or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common speech, the carrying such design to effect. -- Blackstone.
Compass (n.) Navigational instrument for finding directions.
Compass (n.) An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" [syn: scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit].
Compass (n.) The limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: compass, range, reach, grasp].
Compass (n.) Drafting instrument used for drawing circles.
Compass (v.) Bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass".
Compass (v.) Travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth" [syn: circumnavigate, compass].
Compass (v.) Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend].
COMPASS, () COMPrehensive ASSembler.
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Compassable (a.) 能圍繞的；能達成的 Capable of being compassed or accomplished.
Compassed (a.) Rounded; arched.
Compasses (n.) An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move.
Compassing (a.) Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers.
Compassion (n.) 憐憫；同情；愛心 [U] [（+for/ on）] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.
Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See {Pity}.
Compassion (v. t.) To pity. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Compassion (n.) A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: {compassion}, {compassionateness}].
Compassion (n.) The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: {compassion}, {pity}].
Compassion (n.) [ U ] (Approving) 同情，憐憫，惻隱之心 A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them.
// I was hoping she might show a little compassion.
Compassionable (a.) 令人憐憫的 Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable.
Compassionate (a.) 富於同情心的；（津貼等）特賜的 Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. -- South.
Compassionate (a.) Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] -- Shak.
Syn: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.
Compassionated (imp. & p. p.) of Compassionate.
Compassionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compassionate.
Compassionate (v. t.) 憐憫，體恤，同情 To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
Compassionates my pains, and pities me. -- Addison.
Compassionate (a.) Showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" [ant: {uncompassionate}].
Compassionate (v.) Share the suffering of [syn: {feel for}, {pity}, {compassionate}, {condole with}, {sympathize with}].
Compassionate (a.) (Approving) 富有同情心的 Showing compassion.
// The public's response to the crisis appeal was generous and compassionate.
Compassionately (adv.) 同情地；富有同情心地 In a compassionate manner; mercifully. -- Clarendon.
Compassionately (adv.) In a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" [syn: pityingly, compassionately].
Compassionateness (n.) 有同情心；憐憫；慈悲 The quality or state of being compassionate.
Compassionateness (n.) A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: compassion, compassionateness].
Compassless (a.) 無羅盤的 Having no compass. -- Knowles.