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squares
adjective(square)characterized by honesty and fairness
Synonyms: straight,
Examples:
A square deal.
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noun(square)a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
Synonyms: square toes,
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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.
The bat met the ball squarely.
Planted his great bulk square before his enemy.
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noun(square)the product of two equal terms
Synonyms: second power,
Examples:
Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
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adjective(square)providing abundant nourishment
Examples:
Four square meals a day.
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adjective(square)without evasion or compromise
Synonyms: straight, straightforward,
Examples:
A square contradiction.
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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.
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verb(square)make square
Synonyms: square up,
Examples:
Square the wood with a file.
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adverb(square)in a straight direct way
Synonyms: squarely,
Examples:
Looked him squarely in the eye.
Ran square into me.
Ran square into me.
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adverb(square)in a square shape
Synonyms: squarely,
Examples:
A squarely cut piece of paper.
Folded the sheet of paper square.
Folded the sheet of paper square.
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noun(square)an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Synonyms: public square,
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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.
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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.
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verb(square)be compatible with
Examples:
One idea squares with another.
squares
verb(square)cause to match, as of ideas or acts
squares
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.
A square corner.
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adjective(square)leaving no balance
Examples:
My account with you is now all square.
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verb(square)pay someone and settle a debt
Examples:
I squared with him.
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verb(square)position so as to be square
Examples:
He squared his shoulders.
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verb(square)raise to the second power
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noun(square)something approximating the shape of a square