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Square
skwɛː
- a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles
"a grid of ruled squares"
- a thing that is square or approximately square in shape
"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
- a unit of 100 square ft used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.
- a square scarf
- a mortar board
- the portion of the cover of a bound book which projects beyond the pages
- an open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city
"a market square"
- an open area at the meeting of streets
- a closer-cut area at the centre of a ground, any strip of which may be prepared as a wicket
- an area within a military barracks or camp used for drill
- a block of buildings bounded by four streets
- the product of a number multiplied by itself
"a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius"
- 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"
- a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour
"Reg is such a square"
(old) fogey conservative traditionalist conventionalist diehard conformist bourgeois museum piece fossil dinosaur troglodyte- a cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis
- a square meal
"three squares a day"
- having the shape or approximate shape of a square
"a square table"
- having the shape or approximate shape of a cube
"a square block of flats"
- 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"
- 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"
- at right angles; perpendicular
"these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges"
- in a direction transversely across the field or pitch
"Keen's square pass was rammed home first time by Bishop"
- having or denoting an aspect of 90°
"Jupiter is square to the Sun"
- level or parallel
"place two pieces of wood one 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"
- (of two people) owing nothing to each other
"an acknowledgement that we are square"
- with both players or sides having equal scores in a game
"the goal brought the match all square once again"
- old-fashioned or boringly conventional
"Elvis was anything but square"
old-fashioned behind the times out of date conservative traditionalist conventional diehard conformist bourgeois strait-laced fogeyish stuffy unadventurous boring - (of rhythm) simple and straightforward
- directly; straight
"the ball hit me square in the forehead"
- fairly; honestly
"I'd acted square with him"
- in a direction transversely across the field or pitch
"the ball bounced almost square to the left"
- 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 watercolour was a first draft is made clear by the fact that the sheet of paper has been squared"
- multiply (a number) by itself
"5 squared equals 25"
- balance (an account)
"institutions are anxious to square their books before the election"
- make the score of (a match or game) even
"his goal squared the match 1–1"
- 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 defence
- secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement
"faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press"
- pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre
- set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference
- (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)
"Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th"