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Meaning
Noun
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In Geometry:
A
polygon
with
four
sides
of
equal
length
and
four
right angles
; an
equilateral
rectangle
; a
regular
quadrilateral.
●
Something
characterized
by a
square
, or
nearly
square
, form.
A cell in a grid.
A
square
piece
, part, or surface.
The front of a woman's
dress
over the
bosom
, usually
worked
or embroidered.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Something
characterized
by a
square
, or
nearly
square
, form.
A
dessert
cut
into
rectangular
pieces
, or a
piece
of such a
dessert
.
●
In Printing:
Something
characterized
by a
square
, or
nearly
square
, form.
A certain number of
lines
,
forming
a
portion
of a
column
,
nearly
square
; used
chiefly
in
reckoning
the
prices
of
advertisements
in newspapers.
●
An L- or T-shaped
tool
used to place
objects
or
draw
l
ines at right angles.
A
true
measure
,
standard
, or pattern.
●
An
open space
or
park
, often in the
center
of a
town
, not
necessarily
square
in shape
, often
containing
trees
,
seating
and other
features
pleasing
to the eye.
A
street
surrounding
a
public square
or plaza.
●
In Mathematics:
The product of a number or
quantity
multiplied
by itself; the second power of a number, value,
term
or expression.
●
A body of
troops
drawn up
in a
square
formation.
●
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.
●
In British English:
The
symbol
# on a
telephone
; hash.
●
In Cricket:
The
central
area of a
cricket field
, with one or more
pitches
of which only one is used at a time.
●
In 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.
●
In Roofing:
A
unit
used in
m
easuring
roof
area
equivalent
to 100
square feet
(9.29
m
²) of
roof
area. The
m
aterials for
roofing
jobs
are often
billed
by the
square
in the United States.
●
A mortarboard.
●
In American English:
Ellipsis of
square
meal.
●
Exact
proportion
;
justness
of
workmanship
and
conduct
;
regularity
; rule.
●
The
relation
of
harmony
, or
exact
agreement
;
equality
; level.
●
In Astrology:
The
position
of
planets
distant
ninety
degrees
from
each other
; a quadrate.
●
The
act
of
squaring
, or
quarrelling
; a quarrel.
●
Cigarette.
●
In Brewing:
A
vat
used for fermentation.
●
In Multicultural London English:
A
well-defined
core
of a human body,
a flat
section
from the
fundament
to the
thoracic
diaphragm.
Adj
●
Shaped like a
square
(the polygon).
●
Forming a
right angle
(90°).
Forming
right angles
in all
planes
as
intended
; not
racked
or leaning.
●
In Nautical:
Forming a
right angle
(90°).
Forming
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.
●
Used in the
names
of
units
of area
formed
by
multiplying
a
unit
of
length
by itself.
●
Honest;
straightforward
; fair.
●
Satisfied;
comfortable
with; not
experiencing
any conflict.
●
Even; tied
⚠️
Socially
conventional
; boring.
●
In Cricket:
In
line
with the batsman's
popping
crease.
●
Solid,
decent
, substantial.
●
Having a
shape
broad
for the
height
, with
angular
rather than
curving
outlines.
●
In Automotive:
Of an
internal combustion engine
design, in which the
diameter
of the
piston
is
similar
,
roughly
,
approximately
,
equal
to its
stroke
distance.
Adv
●
Directly.
Verb
●
In Nautical:
To
adjust
so as to
align
with or place at a
right angle
to
something else
; in particular:
To place at a
right angle
to the
mast
or keel.
●
In Rowing:
To
adjust
so as to
align
with or place at a
right angle
to
something else
; in particular:
To
rotate
the
oars
so that they are
perpendicular
to the water.
●
To
adjust
so as to
align
with or place at a
right angle
to
something else
; in particular:
To
adjust
so as to
align
with or place at a
right angle
to
something else
; in particular
●
To
resolve
or
reconcile
; to
suit
or fit.
●
To
adjust
or
adapt
so as to
bring
into
harmony
with something.
●
In Mathematics:
Of a value,
term
, or
expression
, to
multiply
by itself; to
raise
to the second power.
●
In Geometry:
To
draw
, with a
pair of compasses
and a
straightedge
only, a
square
with the same area as.
●
In Geometry:
To
tile
(completely
fill
) with squares.
●
In Football (soccer):
To make a
short
low
pass
sideways across the pitch
●
To take
opposing
sides
; to quarrel.
●
To
accord
or
agree
exactly
; to be
consistent
with; to
suit
; to fit.
●
To
go to
opposite sides
; to take an
attitude
of
offense
or
defense
, or of
defiance
; to quarrel.
●
To take a
boxing
attitude
; often with up or off.
●
To form with
four
sides
and
four
right angles.
●
To form with
right angles
and
straight lines
, or
flat
surfaces.
●
To
compare
with, or reduce to, any given
measure
or standard.
●
In Astrology:
To
hold
a
quartile
position
respecting.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
square
English
esquarre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
exquadra
Latin
exquadro
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Piazza
Plaza
Place
Mainstreamer
Hash
Sharp
Orthogonal
Perpendicular
Normal
Straight
Bourgeois
Pound Sign
Above Board
On The Level
On The Square
On The Up And Up
More
Antonyms
Fashionable
Crooked
Oblique
Racked
Out Of Square
Related
Plaza
Block
Rectangular
Corner
Rectangle
Oval
Cube
Frame
Circle
Cone
Box
Triangle
Street
Grid
Wall
Bar
Tower
Line
Flat
Slice
Horizontal
Brick
Diagonal
Dome
Courtyard
Walkway
City
Triangular
Nail
Town
Building
Polygon
Cathedral
Terrace
Column
Triangles
Pyramid
Oblong
Area
Vertical
Row
Cross
Piece
House
Hall
Sphere
Shaped
Arch
Close
Centre
Bridge
Center
Park
Circular
Mosque
Boulevard
Plot
Ring
Stitch
Triangular Prism
Town Center
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Rhymes
Ayr
Eer
Are
Err
Eir
Air
Dare
Yair
Yare
Heir
Eire
Cher
Pair
Fair
Lair
Wair
Bear
Tear
Care
Kerr
Vair
E'Er
Bare
Ware
Eyre
Wear
Swear
Stair
Their
Share
There
Niger
Layer
Chare
Spare
Flair
Reair
Snare
Glair
Fayre
Chair
Mayor
Where
Stare
Shear
Aware
Flare
Glare
Abear
Affair
Square
Terror
Impair
Astare
Aflare
Claire
'Clare
Bedare
Pierre
Aglare
MisèRe
Vermeer
They'Re
Compare
Parterre
Brumaire
Douzeper
DerrièRe
Frimaire
Discaire
Obamacare
Disrepair
Disquaire
Bidencare
VendéMiaire
GarçOnnièRe
PissaladièRe
Ice Bear
Sentiment Du Fer
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