compass rose
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nounDefinition of COMPASS ROSE
: a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction
First Known Use of COMPASS ROSE
circa 1891
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Rhymes with COMPASS ROSE
Berlioz, cabbage rose, cellulose, c'est autre chose, China rose, Christmas rose, counterpose, damask rose, decompose, diagnose, discompose, indispose, interpose, juxtapose, on the nose, panty hose, pettitoes, predispose, presuppose, pussytoes, recompose, shovelnose, superpose, support hose, swaddling clothes, thumb one's nose
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