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- DictionarySquare/skwer/
noun
- 1. a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles: "a grid of ruled squares"
- ▪ a thing having the shape of four equal straight sides and four right angles: "she tore a bit of cloth into a four-inch square"
- ▪ a thing having the shape or approximate shape of a cube: "a small square of chocolate"
- ▪ a small square area on the board used in a game: "move the white king's pawn forward two squares"
- ▪ a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form. historical
- ▪ a unit of 100 square ft. used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.
- 2. an open (typically four-sided) area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city: "a market square" Similar marketplaceclosequadranglequadcourtyardarcademallgalleriaprecinctforumplazapiazza
- ▪ an open area at the meeting of streets.
- ▪ a block of buildings bounded by four streets. US
- 3. the product of a number multiplied by itself: "a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius"
- 4. an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles: "a carpenter's square"
- ▪ an aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle): "Venus in square to Jupiter"
- 5. a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behavior: informal "Reg is such a square" Similar (old) fogeyconservativetraditionalistconventionalistdiehardconformistbourgeoismuseum piecefossildinosaurtroglodyteinformal:stick-in-the-mudfuddy-duddyback numberstuffed shirtsobersides
- ▪ a cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis. North American
- 6. a square meal: informal North American "three squares a day"
adjective
- 1. having the shape or approximate shape of a square: "a square table" Similar quadrilateralrectangularoblongright-angledat right anglesperpendicularstraightstraight onlevelparallelhorizontaluprightverticaltrueplanecubic
- ▪ having the shape or approximate shape of a cube: "a square box"
- ▪ having or in the form of two right angles: "a suitable length of wood with square ends"
- ▪ having an outline resembling two corners of a square: "his square jaw"
- ▪ broad and solid in shape: "he was short and square"
- 2. denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified: "30,000 square feet of new gallery space"
- ▪ denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object: "the office was fifteen feet square"
- 3. at right angles; perpendicular: "these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges"
- ▪ having or denoting an aspect of 90°: "Jupiter is square to the Sun"
- 4. level or parallel: "place one piece of wood on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square"
- ▪ properly arranged; in good order: "we should get everything square before we leave"
- ▪ compatible or in agreement: "he wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit"
- ▪ fair and honest: "she'd been as square with him as anybody could be" Similar fairhonestjustequitablestraighttrueuprightabove boardethicaldecentproperright and properhonorablegenuineinformal:on the levelOpposite underhand
- 5. (of two people) owing nothing to each other: "an acknowledgment that we are square"
- ▪ with both players or sides having equal scores in a game: "the goal brought the match all square once again" Similar levelevendrawnequalall squaretiedbalancedon a levelin a position of equalityclose togetherneck and necklevel peggingnip and tuckside by sideon a parevenly matchedwith nothing to choose between theminformal:even-steven(s)Opposite uneven
- 6. old-fashioned or boringly conventional: informal "Elvis was anything but square" Similar old-fashionedbehind the timesout of dateconservativetraditionalistconventionaldiehardconformistbourgeoisstrait-lacedfogeyishstuffyunadventurousboringinformal:stick-in-the-mudfuddy-duddyOpposite trendy
- 7. (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.
adverb
- 1. directly; straight: "it hit me square in the forehead"
- ▪ fairly; honestly: "I'd acted square and on the level with him"
verb
- 1. make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to: "you can square off the other edge"
- ▪ mark out in squares: "that this watercolor was a first draft is made clear by the fact that the sheet of paper has been squared"
- 2. multiply (a number) by itself: "5 squared equals 25"
- 3. balance (an account): "they're anxious to square their books before the audit"
- ▪ make the score of (a match or game) even: "his goal squared the match 1-1" Similar make equalevenlevel
- 4. bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event: "chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room"
- ▪ adopt a posture of defense.
- 5. secure the help, acquiescence, or silence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement: informal "faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press" Similar bribebuy offbuycorruptsuborngive an inducement toinformal:grease someone's palmgive a backhander togive a sweetener to
- 6. set (a yard or other part of a ship) approximately at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
- 7. (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position): "Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th"
Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.
Derivatives
- 1. squareness noun
- 2. squarer noun
- 3. squarish adjective
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