NOUN | shape | square, foursquare | (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles |
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quantity | square, second power | the product of two equal terms | |
location | square, public square | an open area at the meeting of two or more streets | |
shape | square | something approximating the shape of a square | |
person | square, lame | someone who doesn't understand what is going on | |
person | square, square toes | a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views | |
artifact | square | any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles | |
artifact | square | a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles | |
VERB | change | square, square up | make square |
cognition | square | raise to the second power | |
stative | square | cause to match, as of ideas or acts | |
motion | square | position so as to be square | |
stative | square | be compatible with | |
possession | square | pay someone and settle a debt | |
competition | square, feather | turn the paddle | |
competition | square, feather | turn the oar, while rowing | |
ADJECTIVE | all | square | having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle |
all | square, straight | characterized by honesty and fairness | |
all | square, hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial | providing abundant nourishment | |
all | square | leaving no balance | |
all | square, straightforward, straight | without evasion or compromise | |
all | square, straight | rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | |
ADVERB | all | square, squarely | in a straight direct way |
all | square, squarely | in a square shape | |
all | square, squarely | firmly and solidly |
Sounds | skweh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle. | |
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Narrower | quadrate | Having four sides and four angles |
right-angled | forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles | |
squared | Having been made square | |
squarish | Somewhat square in appearance or form | |
See also | angular, angulate | Having angles or an angular shape |
Opposite | round, circular | Having a circular shape |
Spanish | cuadrado | |
Catalan | quadrat | |
Nouns | squareness | the property of being shaped like a square |
Adverbs | squarely | in a square shape |
Meaning | Characterized by honesty and fairness. | |
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Example | "a square deal" | |
Synonym | straight | |
Attribute of | honesty, honestness | The quality of being honest |
Narrower | aboveboard, straightforward | Without concealment or deception |
guileless, transparent | Free of deceit | |
straightarrow | conventionally moral and upright | |
See also | honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
lawful | conformable to or allowed by law | |
Opposite | crooked, corrupt | not straight |
Spanish | sincero |
Meaning | Providing abundant nourishment. | |
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Example | "four square meals a day" | |
Synonyms | hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial | |
Broader | wholesome | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being |
Spanish | abundante, bueno, nutritivo, sólido, sustancioso | |
Catalan | abundant, bo, nutritiu, sòlid, substancial, substanciós |
Meaning | Leaving no balance. | |
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Example | "my account with you is now all square" | |
Broader | paid | marked by the reception of pay |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Meaning | Without evasion or compromise. | |
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Example | "a square contradiction" | |
Synonyms | straightforward, straight | |
Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
Spanish | claro, directo, franco | |
Adverbs | squarely | directly and without evasion |
Meaning | rigidly conventional or old-fashioned. | |
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Synonym | straight | |
Broader | conventional | unimaginative / unimaginative and conformist |
Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
Spanish | carca, carroza |
Meaning | (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon. | |
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Example | "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" | |
Synonym | foursquare | |
Category | geometry | The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces |
Narrower | quadrate | A square-shaped object |
Broader | rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles |
regular polygon | A polygon with all sides and all angles equal | |
Spanish | cuadrado, cuadro | |
Catalan | foursquare, quadrat | |
Verbs | square | make square |
Meaning | The product of two equal terms. | |
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Example | "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" | |
Synonym | second power | |
Broader | number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units |
Spanish | cuadrado | |
Catalan | quadrat | |
Adjectives | quadratic | of or relating to or resembling a square |
Verbs | square | raise to the second power |
Meaning | An open area at the meeting of two or more streets. | |
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Synonym | public square | |
Instances | Trafalgar Square | A square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson |
Part of | city | An incorporated administrative district established by state charter / charter |
Narrower | plaza, place, piazza | A public square with room for pedestrians |
Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
Spanish | plaza, plaza pública | |
Catalan | plaça, plaça pública |
Meaning | Something approximating the shape of a square. | |
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Broader | shape, form | The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance |
Meaning | someone who doesn't understand what is going on. | |
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Synonym | lame | |
Broader | simpleton, simple | A person lacking intelligence or common sense |
Meaning | A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views. | |
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Synonym | square toes | |
Broader | conservative, conservativist | A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Meaning | Any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles. | |
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Example | "a checkerboard has 64 squares" | |
Part of | checkerboard, checker board | A board having 64 squares of two alternating colors |
Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
Verbs | square | make square |
square | position so as to be square |
Meaning | A hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles. | |
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Example | "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square" | |
Narrower | T-square | A square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines |
carpenter's square | A steel square used by carpenters | |
try square | A square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece | |
Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
Spanish | escuadra | |
Catalan | escaire |
Meaning | In a straight direct way. | |
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Synonym | squarely |
Meaning | In a square shape. | |
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Synonym | squarely |
Meaning | firmly and solidly. | |
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Synonym | squarely | |
Spanish | de lleno, en medio |
Meaning | make square. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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Synonym | square up | |
Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
Spanish | cuadrar | |
Catalan | quadrar | |
Nouns | square | any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles |
square | (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles |
Meaning | Raise to the second power. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | arithmetic | The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
Broader | multiply | combine by multiplication |
Nouns | square | the product of two equal terms |
Meaning | Cause to match, as of ideas or acts. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | adjust, conform, adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
Spanish | cuadrar |
Meaning | position so as to be square. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He squared his shoulders" | |
Narrower | square up, jog, even up | even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing |
Broader | position | Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
Spanish | ponerse derecho, sacar pecho | |
Nouns | square | any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles |
Meaning | Be compatible with. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "one idea squares with another" | |
Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
Meaning | pay someone and settle a debt. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "I squared with him" | |
Broader | settle | dispose of |
Meaning | Turn the paddle; in canoeing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | feather | |
Broader | paddle | propel with a paddle |
Meaning | Turn the oar, while rowing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | feather | |
Broader | row | propel with oars |
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