square
1. square (r)
firmly and solidly. "hit the ball squarely". "the bat met the ball squarely". "planted his great bulk square before his enemy".
2. square (r)
in a square shape. "a squarely cut piece of paper". "folded the sheet of paper square".
3. square (r)
in a straight direct way. "looked him squarely in the eye". "ran square into me".
4. square (v)
make square. "Square the circle". "square the wood with a file".
5. square (s)
rigidly conventional or old-fashioned.
6. square (v)
raise to the second power.
7. square (v)
turn the oar, while rowing.
8. square (v)
turn the paddle.
9. square (v)
position so as to be square. "He squared his shoulders".
10. square (a)
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle. "a square peg in a round hole". "a square corner".
11. square (v)
pay someone and settle a debt. "I squared with him".
12. square (a)
characterized by honesty and fairness. "a square deal".
13. square (s)
providing abundant nourishment. "four square meals a day".
14. square (v)
be compatible with. "one idea squares with another".
15. square (v)
cause to match, as of ideas or acts.
16. square (n)
a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles. "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square".
17. square (n)
any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles. "a checkerboard has 64 squares".
18. square (n)
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets.
19. square (n)
a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views.
20. square (n)
someone who doesn't understand what is going on.
21. square (n)
the product of two equal terms. "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance".
22. square (n)
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles. "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides".
23. square (n)
something approximating the shape of a square.
Also see
angular, angular, angulate, angulate, honest, honest, honorable, honorable, lawful, lawful
Opposite meanings of square (Anytonyms)
circular, circular, round, round, corrupt, corrupt, crooked, crooked
Attribute
honestness, honestness, honesty, honesty
Words derived from square
square, foursquare, square, second power, square, feather, feathering, feather, feathering, square, squareness, good faith, straightness, solidness, substantiality, substantialness, square, square up, square, square, square, square up
Derived from adjective
square
square is related to the topic
arithmetic, arithmetic, geometry, geometry
Domain of synset - USAGE
patois
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slang
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vernacular
Domain of synset - USAGE
colloquialism
square is an instance of
form, shape, multiply, row, paddle, position, settle, agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally, adapt, adjust, conform, hand tool, artefact, artifact, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, conservative, conservativist, simple, simpleton, number, regular polygon, rectangle, form, shape
Word and things that fall within square
even up, jog, square up, carpenter's square, try square, T-square, piazza, place, plaza, quadrate
square consists of
Trafalgar Square
square is a part of or member of
checker board, checkerboard, city
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
square
Similar to
conventional, wholesome