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square

UK /skwɛə/US /skwɛɹ/

noun 28
verb 18
adjective 13
adverb 1
forms 8
phrases 10

noun28

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a flat shape that has four sides of the same size and four corners of 90 degrees
- I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field. — 1927
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An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- The statue of Alexander the Seventh stands in the large square of the town. — 1705
A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
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A cell in a grid.
- You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
A square piece, part, or surface.
The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
(US, Canada) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
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A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- he alone Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had In the brave squares of war — 1606
A mortarboard.
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The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- 64 is the square of 8.
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A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- Squares cannot be easily matched by regular expressions.
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(old-fashioned) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
- Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
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An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- There are so many uses for the square, in fact, that a new model will usually come complete with a booklet enumerating its applications. — 2018
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A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- Just as the basic unit of real estate measurement across the world is the square — 2006
A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
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(US, informal) Ellipsis of square meal.
- Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
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(UK) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- Enter your account number followed by a square.
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The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
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The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- We live not on the square with such as these. — 1693
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(slang) A well-defined torso.
- She wanna talk about feelings But I don't believe in love Just give me your square — 2019
(slang) Cigarette.
(old-fashioned) The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
A vat used for fermentation.
(figurative, no longer used) A true measure, standard, or pattern.
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(no longer used) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
- They of Galatia [were] much more out of square. — 1594

verb18

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To form with four sides and four right angles.
- A stately pallace built of squared bricke, Which cunningly was without morter laid — 1590
Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
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To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- John can square this question up for us.
- These results just don't square with what we expected.
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To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
- to square our actions by the opinions of others
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To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- No works shall find acceptance […] that square not truly with the Scripture plan. — 1782
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(slang) To settle; to put right.
- 'Sounds fine,' said Bond. 'I've talked to M and he'll square Washington if there's any trouble. Look after yourself too,' he added. — 1954
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To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- There we stood, well squared up before it, shoulder to shoulder, and foot to foot, with our hands behind us, not budging an inch. — 1860
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To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- First, former Toffee Mikel Arteta sent Walcott racing clear but instead of shooting he squared towards Ramsey, who was foiled by Tony Hibbert. — 2011
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To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
- The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- Everything on his writing desk was squared off: blotter, paper knife, pen rack. — 2002
To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
To tile (completely fill) with squares.
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
To hold a quartile position respecting.
(no longer used) To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
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(no longer used) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
- Are you such fools / To square for this? — 1588

adjective13

Shaped like a square (the polygon).
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Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- A floor that measures 4 feet square has an area of 16 square feet.
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Forming a right angle (90°).
- Take care to make the cut completely square to the edges of the wire to give a good butt join for the ends of the wire. — 2017
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Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square.
Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
In line with the batsman's popping crease.
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(slang) Socially conventional; boring.
- It was a square town, but that didn't bother me. I knew I didn't have to live a square life. — 1974
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Solid, decent, substantial.
- It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.
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Even; tied
- The sides were square at the end of the half.
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Honest; straightforward; fair.
- I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.
Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
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Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- By the confident tone in her voice, you can tell she is square with that. — 2007
Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.

adverb1

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Directly.
- Staash tipped up the rim of his hat and looked me square in the eyes as the cigarette dangled from his lips. — 2012

forms

squared · squaring · squares · squareth · more square · squarer · most square · squarest

Phrases with square

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