square

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noun

ˈskwer

: an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles

: a rectangle with all four sides equal

: any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games

: the product of a number multiplied by itself

: an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets

: block sense 6a

: a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face

: an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts

: a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life

: a square meal

ate three squares a day

square

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adjective

squarer; squarest

: having four equal sides and four right angles

: forming a right angle

square corner

: having a square base

a square pyramid

: raised to the second power

: being approximately a cube

square cabinet

: having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline

square shoulders

a square, thick, hard-working man

Maria Edgeworth

: rectangular and equilateral in section

square tower

: being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length

a square foot

see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table

: being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions

10 feet square

: exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned

: just, fair

a square deal

square in all his dealings

: leaving no balance : settled

: even, tied

: substantial, satisfying

square meal

: being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional

: set at right angles with the mast and keel

—used of the yards of a square-rigged ship

squareness noun

square

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verb

squared; squaring

transitive verb

: to make square or rectangular

square a building stone

: to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface

: to bring approximately to a right angle

squared his shoulders

: to multiply (a number) by itself : raise to the second power

: to find a square equal in area to

square a circle

: to regulate or adjust by or to some standard or principle

square our actions by the opinions of others

John Milton

: balance, settle

square an account

: to even the score of

: to mark off into squares

: to set right : bring into agreement

squared their goals with their beliefs

: bribe, fix

intransitive verb

: to agree precisely : correspond

your actions should square with your words

: to settle matters

especially : to pay the bill

squarer noun

square

4 of 4

adverb

: in a straightforward or honest manner

: so as to face or be face-to-face

: at right angles

: with nothing intervening : directly

ran square into it

: in a firm manner

looked her square in the eye

: in a square shape

Example Sentences

Noun The fabric is decorated with circles and squares. Cut the brownies into squares. The board has red and black squares. Adjective The room has four square corners. received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel Verb The machine squares the wood into flat boards. If you square 3, you get 9. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Harper, who had studied mathematics, put together a data analysis trying to quantify the impact of her team’s virtual town square.

Mark Bergen, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 In a show of solidarity, loyalists of the ruling leftist party gathered at Buenos Aires’ iconic Plaza de Mayo public square and a crowd waved Argentine flags outside Mrs. Kirchner’s fifth-floor apartment in the city’s elegant Recoleta neighborhood.

Silvina Frydlewsky And Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 So the staff has mapped the entire east woods into a giant grid and is surveying each square with metal detectors.

Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022 Spotify provides a decent-looking image, but instead of an app logo for the top right corner, Spotify sends a solid, blank square.

Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Her nails were filed short at her go-to fingertip length and square in shape.

Chelsea Avila, Allure, 29 Aug. 2022 On my first afternoon in Mondragón, Etxeberria and I walked into the dark interior of the church beside the central square.

Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 The tool’s head shape is an open metal square that’s sharp.

Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 During two protests, clouds of tear gas blanketing the courthouse square and Big Spring Park.

Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022

Adjective

According to a news release, the O.B. Curtis Water Plant's total plant output increased to 86 pounds per square inch, approaching the city's goal of 87 PSI or better.

CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022 On Friday morning, Craig noted that the treatment plant was pumping water at 85 PSI, which is a unit known as pounds per square inch that measures pressure.

Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 While that difference might not seem like much, the margins of safety are very small when dealing with the forces generated by this rocket: Internal pressure can exceed 7,000 lbs per square inch.

Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 31 Aug. 2022 Chili-pepper bushes and green-bean vines grow in uniform rows; the fertile red soil of the valley floor is pristine and weed-free; every square inch is meticulously cultivated.

Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 That's because higher thread counts have more weaving per square inch.

Kristen Rogers, CNN, 18 July 2022 Crediting the coaching staff at Oregon, architects worked to give every square inch of the venue over for track and field use.

Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Thread count denotes the number of threads in a square inch of fabric, and how tightly woven the fibers are.

Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022 Android smartphones can be a rough market, and to squeeze as much profit out of a phone as possible, carriers often sell every square inch of a phone to the highest bidder.

Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022

Verb

But that explanation doesn’t square with past progress on this issue, said Samantha Fogg, who co-chairs the citywide parent-teacher organization, Seattle Council PTSA.

Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Yet despite the histrionics over the years and the polarizing image OBJ engendered, that portrayal doesn't seem to square with actuality.

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022 With Guzmán trying to square the circle of closing a restructuring with the International Monetary Fund while taking an exhilarating hit of monetary madness, the troop in Argentina is trying to get on with some Peronism.

Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Who better than the visionary founder of the world’s largest online entertainment empire to square that circle, to fashion a formula that will work for a fifth of the global population?

Wired, 20 July 2022 Pence has opted to launch his from this pathetic patch of middle ground, desperately hoping to to square this impossible circle.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 Then again The Silent Twins sets itself a very tricky task of being both about the women’s inner lives and outer lives at the same time, but doesn’t quite know how to square the circle.

Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 Black, however, struggled to square the circle here with regard to backing Ninja acts looking to create NFTs and the environmental toll that could result from their activities.

Eamonn Forde, Forbes, 25 May 2021 That sense of chaos can be difficult to square with longer-term data showing that, on many metrics, the world is generally becoming better off.

Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022

Adverb

Indeed, Sunni Sunni’s styles, including square-toed mules with bold chain hardware and colorful heeled boots with python-print embossing, are available in a full range of men’s and women’s sizing.

New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 Trapani said Schild exited the backyard through a side gate and charged at officers while holding a metal framing square over his head.

Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022 Healdsburg's redwood- and Bradford pear–canopied square.

Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2021 Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats.

Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021 The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.

Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021 Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit.

Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020 Even in the Midwest, where the thin-crusted, square-cut pizzas originated, tavern pies tend to play second fiddle to the deep dish and pan pies of the world.

Michael Russell, oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020 Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun.

Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020 See More

Kids Definition

square 1 of 4

noun

ˈskwer

: a flat geometric figure that has four equal sides and four right angles

: something formed with four equal or roughly equal sides and four right angles

the squares of a checkerboard

: the product of a number or amount multiplied by itself

: an open place or area where two or more streets meet

: a tool having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges used to mark or test right angles

a carpenter's square

square

2 of 4

adjective

squarer; squarest

: having four equal sides and four right angles

a square room

: being a unit of area consisting of a figure with four right angles and four sides of a given length

a square meter

: having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions

The room is ten feet square.

: having outlines that suggest sharp corners rather than curves

a square jaw

: forming a right angle

a square corner

: just entry 1 sense 4, fair

a square deal

: not owing anything : even

I paid you back so we're square.

: large enough to satisfy

a square meal

square

3 of 4

verb

squared; squaring

: to form with right angles, straight edges, and flat surfaces

I need to square off the boards.

: to make straight

I sat before the boss and squared my shoulders.

: to multiply a number by itself

: agree sense 4

Your story does not square with the facts.

: settle entry 1 sense 11

Let's square our accounts.

square

4 of 4

adverb

: in a direct, firm, or honest way

She won fair and square.

He looked me square in the eye.

单词	square
释义	square 1 of 4 noun ˈskwer 1 : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles 2 : a rectangle with all four sides equal 3 : any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games 4 : the product of a number multiplied by itself 5 a : an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets b : block sense 6a 6 : a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face 7 : an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts 8 : a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life 9 : a square meal ate three squares a day square 2 of 4 adjective squarer; squarest 1 a : having four equal sides and four right angles b : forming a right angle square corner c : having a square base a square pyramid 2 : raised to the second power 3 a : being approximately a cube square cabinet b : having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline square shoulders a square, thick, hard-working man Maria Edgeworth c : rectangular and equilateral in section square tower 4 a : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length a square foot see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table b : being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions 10 feet square 5 a : exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned b : just, fair a square deal square in all his dealings c : leaving no balance : settled d : even, tied e : substantial, satisfying square meal f : being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional 6 : set at right angles with the mast and keel —used of the yards of a square-rigged ship squareness noun square 3 of 4 verb squared; squaring transitive verb 1 a : to make square or rectangular square a building stone b : to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface 2 : to bring approximately to a right angle squared his shoulders 3 a : to multiply (a number) by itself : raise to the second power b : to find a square equal in area to square a circle 4 : to regulate or adjust by or to some standard or principle square our actions by the opinions of others John Milton 5 a : balance, settle square an account b : to even the score of 6 : to mark off into squares 7 a : to set right : bring into agreement squared their goals with their beliefs b : bribe, fix intransitive verb 1 : to agree precisely : correspond your actions should square with your words 2 : to settle matters especially : to pay the bill squarer noun square 4 of 4 adverb 1 : in a straightforward or honest manner 2 a : so as to face or be face-to-face b : at right angles 3 : with nothing intervening : directly ran square into it 4 : in a firm manner looked her square in the eye 5 : in a square shape Phrases on the square 1 : at right angles 2 : in a fair open manner : honestly out of square : not at an exact right angle Synonyms Adjective foursquare quadrate Verb accord agree answer check chord cohere coincide comport conform consist correspond dovetail fit go harmonize jibe rhyme rime sort tally See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The fabric is decorated with circles and squares. Cut the brownies into squares. The board has red and black squares. Adjective The room has four square corners. received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel Verb The machine squares the wood into flat boards. If you square 3, you get 9. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Harper, who had studied mathematics, put together a data analysis trying to quantify the impact of her team’s virtual town square. Mark Bergen, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 In a show of solidarity, loyalists of the ruling leftist party gathered at Buenos Aires’ iconic Plaza de Mayo public square and a crowd waved Argentine flags outside Mrs. Kirchner’s fifth-floor apartment in the city’s elegant Recoleta neighborhood. Silvina Frydlewsky And Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 So the staff has mapped the entire east woods into a giant grid and is surveying each square with metal detectors. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022 Spotify provides a decent-looking image, but instead of an app logo for the top right corner, Spotify sends a solid, blank square. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Her nails were filed short at her go-to fingertip length and square in shape. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 29 Aug. 2022 On my first afternoon in Mondragón, Etxeberria and I walked into the dark interior of the church beside the central square. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 The tool’s head shape is an open metal square that’s sharp. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 During two protests, clouds of tear gas blanketing the courthouse square and Big Spring Park. Lee Roop \| Lroop@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 Adjective According to a news release, the O.B. Curtis Water Plant's total plant output increased to 86 pounds per square inch, approaching the city's goal of 87 PSI or better. CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022 On Friday morning, Craig noted that the treatment plant was pumping water at 85 PSI, which is a unit known as pounds per square inch that measures pressure. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 While that difference might not seem like much, the margins of safety are very small when dealing with the forces generated by this rocket: Internal pressure can exceed 7,000 lbs per square inch. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 31 Aug. 2022 Chili-pepper bushes and green-bean vines grow in uniform rows; the fertile red soil of the valley floor is pristine and weed-free; every square inch is meticulously cultivated. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 That's because higher thread counts have more weaving per square inch. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 18 July 2022 Crediting the coaching staff at Oregon, architects worked to give every square inch of the venue over for track and field use. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Thread count denotes the number of threads in a square inch of fabric, and how tightly woven the fibers are. Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022 Android smartphones can be a rough market, and to squeeze as much profit out of a phone as possible, carriers often sell every square inch of a phone to the highest bidder. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022 Verb But that explanation doesn’t square with past progress on this issue, said Samantha Fogg, who co-chairs the citywide parent-teacher organization, Seattle Council PTSA. Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Yet despite the histrionics over the years and the polarizing image OBJ engendered, that portrayal doesn't seem to square with actuality. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022 With Guzmán trying to square the circle of closing a restructuring with the International Monetary Fund while taking an exhilarating hit of monetary madness, the troop in Argentina is trying to get on with some Peronism. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Who better than the visionary founder of the world’s largest online entertainment empire to square that circle, to fashion a formula that will work for a fifth of the global population? Wired, 20 July 2022 Pence has opted to launch his from this pathetic patch of middle ground, desperately hoping to to square this impossible circle. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 Then again The Silent Twins sets itself a very tricky task of being both about the women’s inner lives and outer lives at the same time, but doesn’t quite know how to square the circle. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 Black, however, struggled to square the circle here with regard to backing Ninja acts looking to create NFTs and the environmental toll that could result from their activities. Eamonn Forde, Forbes, 25 May 2021 That sense of chaos can be difficult to square with longer-term data showing that, on many metrics, the world is generally becoming better off. Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Adverb Indeed, Sunni Sunni’s styles, including square-toed mules with bold chain hardware and colorful heeled boots with python-print embossing, are available in a full range of men’s and women’s sizing. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 Trapani said Schild exited the backyard through a side gate and charged at officers while holding a metal framing square over his head. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022 Healdsburg's redwood- and Bradford pear–canopied square. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2021 Sarah Flint looked at pointe slippers—somewhat square-toed, but also rounded—in the design of these flats. Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2021 The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021 Cut parts square and then trim away a few whisper-fine shavings of wood for a furniture-quality fit. Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020 Even in the Midwest, where the thin-crusted, square-cut pizzas originated, tavern pies tend to play second fiddle to the deep dish and pan pies of the world. Michael Russell, oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020 Thank goodness that got me back square, so that was a lot of fun. Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from exquadrare to square, from Latin ex- + quadrare to square — more at quadrate First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Adverb circa 1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing square a square peg in a round hole chi-square fair/square deal chi-square distribution fair and square go back to square one mean square mean square deviation Punnett square public square root-mean-square set square square bracket square dance Latin square magic square square knot square matrix square meal square measure square one square oneself square one's shoulders square rig square root square shooter square-toed square up square up to square with word square miter square four square inverse square law square off square away perfect square try square square wave T square square sail square of opposition square-rigged square-rigger square it with on the square out of square See More a square peg in a round hole chi-square fair/square deal chi-square distribution fair and square go back to square one mean square mean square deviation Punnett square public square root-mean-square set square square bracket square dance Latin square magic square square knot square matrix square meal square measure square one square oneself square one's shoulders square rig square root square shooter square-toed square up square up to square with word square miter square four square inverse square law square off square away perfect square try square square wave T square square sail square of opposition square-rigged square-rigger square it with on the square out of square See More Kids Definition square 1 of 4 noun ˈskwer 1 : a flat geometric figure that has four equal sides and four right angles 2 : something formed with four equal or roughly equal sides and four right angles the squares of a checkerboard 3 : the product of a number or amount multiplied by itself 4 : an open place or area where two or more streets meet 5 : a tool having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges used to mark or test right angles a carpenter's square square 2 of 4 adjective squarer; squarest 1 : having four equal sides and four right angles a square room 2 : being a unit of area consisting of a figure with four right angles and four sides of a given length a square meter 3 : having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions The room is ten feet square. 4 : having outlines that suggest sharp corners rather than curves a square jaw 5 : forming a right angle a square corner 6 : just entry 1 sense 4, fair a square deal 7 : not owing anything : even I paid you back so we're square. 8 : large enough to satisfy a square meal square 3 of 4 verb squared; squaring 1 : to form with right angles, straight edges, and flat surfaces I need to square off the boards. 2 : to make straight I sat before the boss and squared my shoulders. 3 : to multiply a number by itself 4 : agree sense 4 Your story does not square with the facts. 5 : settle entry 1 sense 11 Let's square our accounts. square 4 of 4 adverb : in a direct, firm, or honest way She won fair and square. He looked me square in the eye. Medical Definition square adjective ˈskwa(ə)r, ˈskwe(ə)r : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length a square foot Legal Definition square adjective : fitting the factual or legal situation at bar we have been shown no square holding of a Florida court to that effect Milhet Caterers, Inc. v. North Western Meat, Inc., 185 So. 2d 196 (1966) square 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in rectangular having four equal sides and four right angles a square room Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rectangular quadrate cubic squarish cuboid cubical blocky boxy boxlike foursquare blockish 2 as in equal marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel Synonyms & Similar Words equal impartial equitable objective just unbiased fair indifferent straight candid disinterested dispassionate unprejudiced frank open balanced nonpartisan evenhanded rational straightforward reasonable forthright Antonyms & Near Antonyms partial partisan unjust biased arbitrary inequitable deceptive colored nonobjective prejudiced dishonest one-sided deceitful unreasonable ex parte parti pris distorted unconscionable warped unfriendly jaundiced unsympathetic See More square 2 of 3 verb 1 as in to correspond to be in agreement on every point that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen Synonyms & Similar Words correspond coincide conform fit sort chord rhyme answer consist check dovetail agree go rime parallel match tally align equal comport jibe accord harmonize fall in with line up cohere aline register Antonyms & Near Antonyms differ (from) disagree (with) dispute jar conflict contradict nullify negate clash gainsay See More 2 as in to bribe to influence someone with a bribe tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation Synonyms & Similar Words bribe pay off lure get at buy poison corrupt seduce have entice persuade provoke tempt oil the palm of grease the palm of trap warp lead on bait spur oil the hand of taint tamper (with) flatter profane defile prostitute grease the hand of allure induce fix pervert dishonor subvert motivate goad abase snare debauch stimulate demean debase deprave degrade beguile square 3 of 3 noun 1 as in plaza Synonyms & Similar Words plaza atrium parvis quadrangle forecourt courtyard place terrace peristyle galleria deck yard close quad patio enclosure parvise court inclosure curtilage 2 as in standpatter Synonyms & Similar Words standpatter stuffed shirt traditionalist moderate fuddy-duddy conformist conventionalist middle-of-the-roader conformer follower Antonyms & Near Antonyms bohemian free spirit individualist maverick deviant lone wolf heretic renegade iconoclast loner nonconformist boho nonconformer counterculturist lone ranger enfant terrible freethinker See More
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