English dictionary
square
adjectivePronunciation
skwɛə(ɹ)
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
adjective
- without evasion or compromise
adjective
- leaving no balance
adjective
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
adjective
- characterized by honesty and fairness
adjective
- providing abundant nourishment
adverb
- firmly and solidly
adverb
- in a square shape
adverb
- in a straight direct way
noun
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
noun
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
noun
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
noun
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
noun
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
noun
- the product of two equal terms
noun
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
noun
- something approximating the shape of a square
verb
- make square
verb
- raise to the second power
verb
- turn the oar, while rowing
verb
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
verb
- position so as to be square
verb
- pay someone and settle a debt
verb
- be compatible with
verb
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
Example sentences
a square contradiction
he is not being as straightforward as it appears
my account with you is now all square
a square peg in a round hole
a square corner
straight dealing
a square deal
a hearty meal
good solid food
ate a substantial breakfast
four square meals a day
hit the ball squarely
the bat met the ball squarely
planted his great bulk square before his enemy
a squarely cut piece of paper
folded the sheet of paper square
looked him squarely in the eye
ran square into me
the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
a checkerboard has 64 squares
nine is the second power of three
gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
Square the circle
square the wood with a file
He squared his shoulders
I squared with him
one idea squares with another