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| n. (shape) | 1. foursquare, square | (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" |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ regular polygon | a polygon with all sides and all angles equal. |
| ~ quadrate | a square-shaped object. |
| ~ rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. second power, square | the product of two equal terms.; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| n. (location) | 3. public square, square | an open area at the meeting of two or more streets. |
| ~ city | an incorporated administrative district established by state charter.; "the city raised the tax rate" |
| ~ trafalgar square | a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson. |
| ~ piazza, plaza, place | a public square with room for pedestrians.; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (shape) | 4. square | something approximating the shape of a square. |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| n. (person) | 5. lame, square | someone who doesn't understand what is going on. |
| ~ simpleton, simple | a person lacking intelligence or common sense. |
| n. (person) | 6. square, square toes | a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ conservative, conservativist | a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. square | any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles.; "a checkerboard has 64 squares" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ checker board, checkerboard | a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. square | 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" |
| ~ carpenter's square | a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square. |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ try square | a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece. |
| ~ t-square | a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines. |
| v. (change) | 9. square, square up | make square.; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. square | raise to the second power. |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ multiply | combine by multiplication.; "multiply 10 by 15" |
| v. (stative) | 11. square | cause to match, as of ideas or acts. |
| ~ adapt, conform, adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| v. (motion) | 12. square | position so as to be square.; "He squared his shoulders" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ even up, jog, square up | even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing. |
| v. (stative) | 13. square | be compatible with.; "one idea squares with another" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (possession) | 14. square | pay someone and settle a debt.; "I squared with him" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| v. (competition) | 15. feather, square | turn the paddle; in canoeing. |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| v. (competition) | 16. feather, square | turn the oar, while rowing. |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| adj. | 17. square | having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle.; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" |
| ~ quadrate | having four sides and four angles. |
| ~ right-angled | forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles.; "a right-angled bend" |
| ~ squared | having been made square. |
| ~ squarish | somewhat square in appearance or form. |
| ~ angulate, angular | having angles or an angular shape. |
| adj. | 18. square, straight | characterized by honesty and fairness.; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" |
| ~ honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent.; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" |
| ~ lawful | conformable to or allowed by law.; "lawful methods of dissent" |
| ~ aboveboard, straightforward | without concealment or deception; honest.; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" |
| ~ guileless, transparent | free of deceit. |
| ~ straightarrow | conventionally moral and upright. |
| adj. | 19. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial | providing abundant nourishment.; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" |
| ~ wholesome | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being.; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" |
| adj. | 20. square | leaving no balance.; "my account with you is now all square" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ paid | marked by the reception of pay.; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" |
| adj. | 21. square, straight, straightforward | without evasion or compromise.; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" |
| ~ direct | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action.; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" |
| adj. | 22. square, straight | rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ conventional | unimaginative and conformist.; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes" |
| adv. | 23. square, squarely | in a straight direct way.; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" |
| adv. | 24. square, squarely | in a square shape.; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" |
| adv. | 25. square, squarely | 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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