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rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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adjective
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
adjective
without evasion or compromise
“a square contradiction”
adjective
leaving no balance
“my account with you is now all square”
adjective
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
“a square peg in a round hole”
adjective
characterized by honesty and fairness
“straight dealing”
adjective
providing abundant nourishment
“a hearty meal”
adverb
firmly and solidly
“hit the ball squarely”
adverb
in a square shape
“a squarely cut piece of paper”
adverb
in a straight direct way
“looked him squarely in the eye”
noun
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”
noun
any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
“a checkerboard has 64 squares”
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
“nine is the second power of three”
noun
(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”
noun
something approximating the shape of a square
verb
make square
“Square the circle”
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
“He squared his shoulders”
verb
pay someone and settle a debt
“I squared with him”
verb
be compatible with
“one idea squares with another”
verb
cause to match, as of ideas or acts
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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
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