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square
adjective(square)
characterized by honesty and fairness
Synonyms: straight,
Examples:
A square deal.
square
noun(square)
a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
Synonyms: square toes,
square
adverb(square)
firmly and solidly
Synonyms: squarely,
Examples:
Hit the ball squarely.
The bat met the ball squarely.
Planted his great bulk square before his enemy.
square
noun(square)
the product of two equal terms
Synonyms: second power,
Examples:
Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
square
adjective(square)
providing abundant nourishment
Synonyms: hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial,
Examples:
Four square meals a day.
square
adjective(square)
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Synonyms: straight,
square
adjective(square)
without evasion or compromise
Synonyms: straight, straightforward,
Examples:
A square contradiction.
square
noun(square)
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
Synonyms: foursquare,
Examples:
You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides.
square
verb(square)
make square
Synonyms: square up,
Examples:
Square the wood with a file.
square
adverb(square)
in a straight direct way
Synonyms: squarely,
Examples:
Looked him squarely in the eye.
Ran square into me.
square
noun(square)
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Synonyms: lame,
square
verb(square)
turn the paddle; in canoeing
Synonyms: feather,
square
verb(square)
turn the oar, while rowing
Synonyms: feather,
square
adverb(square)
in a square shape
Synonyms: squarely,
Examples:
A squarely cut piece of paper.
Folded the sheet of paper square.
square
noun(square)
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Synonyms: public square,
square
noun(square)
a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
Examples:
The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square.
square
noun(square)
any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
Examples:
A checkerboard has 64 squares.
square
verb(square)
be compatible with
Examples:
One idea squares with another.
square
verb(square)
cause to match, as of ideas or acts
square
adjective(square)
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
Antonyms: round,
Examples:
A square peg in a round hole.
A square corner.
square
adjective(square)
leaving no balance
Examples:
My account with you is now all square.
square
verb(square)
pay someone and settle a debt
Examples:
I squared with him.
square
verb(square)
position so as to be square
Examples:
He squared his shoulders.
square
verb(square)
raise to the second power
square
noun(square)
something approximating the shape of a square

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