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Squarenoun

(geometry) A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

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(metonymically) Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

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A cell in a grid.

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A square piece, part, or surface, such as a square of glass.

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The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.

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(North America) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.

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(printing) 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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An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

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A true measure, standard, or pattern.

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An open space often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

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(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

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(military) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.

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(1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.

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(British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

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(cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.

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(real estate) 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.

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(roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.

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(academia) A mortarboard

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A square meal.

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(archaic) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

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The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

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(astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

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(dated) The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.

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(slang) Cigarette.

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(brewing) A vat used for fermentation.

Squareadjective

Shaped like a square the polygon.

Squareadjective

Forming a right angle, especially (nautical) at 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.

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Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.

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Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

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Honest; straightforward.

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Fair.

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Even; tied

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(slang) Socially conventional; boring.

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(cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.

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Correctly aligned with respect to something else.

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hearty; vigorous

Squareadjective

Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.

Squareverb

(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:

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(nautical) To place at a right angle to the keel.

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To resolve or reconcile.

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To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.

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Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

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(transitive) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

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(soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

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(archaic) To take opposing sides; to quarrel.

Squareverb

To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.

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(obsolete) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

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To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.

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To form with four sides and four right angles.

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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.

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To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

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(astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.

Squarenoun

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so

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A pane of glass.

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An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.

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An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.

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Hence, a pattern or rule.

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The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8

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Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

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A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.

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Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

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The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

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The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.

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The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.

Squareadjective

Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.

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Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.

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Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.

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Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.

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Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square dealing.

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Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.

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Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.

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At 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.

Squareverb

To form with four equal sides and four right angles.

Squareverb

To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.

Squareverb

To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

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To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.

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To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.

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To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.

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To hold a quartile position respecting.

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To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.

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To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.

Squareverb

To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

Squareverb

To take a boxing attitude; - often with up, sometimes with off.

Squarenoun

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon;

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the product of two equal terms;

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an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

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something approximating the shape of a square

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someone who doesn't understand what is going on

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a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

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any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles;

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a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles;

Squareverb

raise to the second power

Squareverb

make square;

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cause to match, as of ideas or acts

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position so as to be square;

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be compatible with;

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pay someone and settle a debt;

Squareverb

turn the paddle; in canoeing

Squareverb

turn the oar, while rowing

Squareadjective

having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle;

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leaving no balance;

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characterized by honesty and fairness;

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without evasion or compromise;

Squareadjective

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Squareadverb

in a straight direct way;

Squareadverb

with honesty and fairness;

Squareadverb

in a square shape;

Squareadverb

firmly and solidly;

Squarenoun

a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles

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a thing that is square or approximately square in shape

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a thing having the shape or approximate shape of a cube

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a small square area on the board used in a game

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a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.

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a unit of 100 square ft used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.

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a square scarf.

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a mortar board.

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the portion of the cover of a bound book which projects beyond the pages.

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an open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city

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an open area at the meeting of streets.

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a closer-cut area at the centre of a ground, any strip of which may be prepared as a wicket.

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an area within a military barracks or camp used for drill.

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a block of buildings bounded by four streets.

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the product of a number multiplied by itself

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an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles

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an aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle)

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a person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour

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a cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis.

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a square meal

Squareadjective

having the shape or approximate shape of a square

Squareadjective

having the shape or approximate shape of a cube

Squareadjective

having or in the form of two right angles

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having an outline resembling two corners of a square

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broad and solid in shape

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denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified

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denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object

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at right angles; perpendicular

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in a direction transversely across the field or pitch

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having or denoting an aspect of 90°

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level or parallel

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properly arranged; in good order

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compatible or in agreement

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fair and honest

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(of two people) owing nothing to each other

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with both players or sides having equal scores in a game

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old-fashioned or boringly conventional

Squareadjective

(of rhythm) simple and straightforward.

Squareadverb

directly; straight

Squareadverb

fairly; honestly

Squareadverb

in a direction transversely across the field or pitch

Squareverb

make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to

Squareverb

mark out in squares

Squareverb

multiply (a number) by itself

Squareverb

convert (a linear unit of measurement) to a unit of area equal to a square whose side is of the unit specified

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make compatible; reconcile

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be compatible

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balance (an account)

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settle or pay (a bill or debt)

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make the score of (a match or game) even

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bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event

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adopt a posture of defence.

Squareverb

secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement

Squareverb

pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre.

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set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.

Squareverb

(of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)

Square

In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, or 100-gradian angles or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle in which two adjacent sides have equal length.

Quadranglenoun

(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.

Quadranglenoun

A courtyard which is quadrangular.

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The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.

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A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.

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A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.

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a four-sided polygon

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a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

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a four-sided plane figure, especially a square or rectangle.

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a square or rectangular space or courtyard enclosed by buildings.

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