square
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(a) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- a square peg in a round hole
- a square corner
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(r) in a straight direct way
- looked him squarely in the eye
- ran square into me
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(a) characterized by honesty and fairness
- straight dealing
- a square deal
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(r) in a square shape
- a squarely cut piece of paper
- folded the sheet of paper square
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(r) firmly and solidly
- hit the ball squarely
- the bat met the ball squarely
- planted his great bulk square before his enemy
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(s) providing abundant nourishment
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
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(s) leaving no balance
- my account with you is now all square
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(s) without evasion or compromise
- a square contradiction
- he is not being as straightforward as it appears
- (s) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned straight,
Nouns
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(n) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
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(n) the product of two equal terms
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
- (n) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets public square,
- (n) something approximating the shape of a square
- (n) someone who doesn't understand what is going on lame,
- (n) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views square toes,
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(n) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- a checkerboard has 64 squares
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(n) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
- the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
Verbs
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(v) make square
- Square the circle
- square the wood with a file
- (v) raise to the second power
- (v) cause to match, as of ideas or acts
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(v) position so as to be square
- He squared his shoulders
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(v) be compatible with
- one idea squares with another
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(v) pay someone and settle a debt
- I squared with him
- (v) turn the paddle; in canoeing feather,
- (v) turn the oar, while rowing feather,
Synonyms
square up squarely foursquare straight second power public square satisfying hearty substantial solid straightforward lame square toes featherAntonyms
circular round corrupt crookedSee also
angulate angular honest honorable lawfulWords of close approximity
square and rabbet
square away
square-bashing
square block
square bracket
square-built
squared
square dance
square-dance music
square dancer
square dancing
square deal
squared-toe
squareflipper square flipper
square foot
square inch
square-jawed
square knot
squarely
square matrix
square meal
square measure
square meter
square metre
square mile
squareness
square nut
square off
square one
square-rigged
square-rigger
square root
square sail
square-shaped
square shooter
square-shouldered
squaretail
square-tailed
square-toed
square toes
square up
square yard