| ADVERB | all | foursquare | in a square position |
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| all | foursquare, squarely, straightforwardly | with firmness and conviction | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | foursquare | characterized by firm and unwavering conviction |
| NOUN | shape | foursquare, square | (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles |
| Sounds | fao'rskweh'r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by firm and unwavering conviction. | |
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| Example | "a foursquare refusal to yield" | |
| Broader | resolute | Firm in purpose or belief |
| Meaning | (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon. | |
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| Synonym | square | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | In a square position. | |
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| Example | "the building stood foursquare" | |
| Meaning | With firmness and conviction; without compromise. | |
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| Example | "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers | |
| Synonyms | squarely, straightforwardly | |
| Spanish | cuadradamente, directamente, francamente, rectamente, sencillamente, sinceramente | |
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