The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMPASSES , but the solution may also be PAIROFCOMPASSES which is one of the most recent solution (1995 in USA Today).
Circle-making instruments crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COMPASSES | 50 % | 9 |
| PAIROFCOMPASSES | 50 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Circle-making instruments
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- observatory
- sight
- tracer
- ecliptic
- cutler
- recording
- stroboscope
- cocoswood
- cocuswood
- granadilla wood
- horography
- proportional
Crossword Answer definitions
COMPASSES noun- A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
- A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).
- The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
- A space within limits; an area.
- An enclosing limit; a boundary, a circumference.
- Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
- Scope.
- A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
- To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
- To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
- To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
- To plot; to scheme (against someone).
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