square
- noun
- /skwɛr/
- He used a ruler to measure a precise square for his project.
- squares and rectangles
- a small square
- divide into squares
Can you solve it with squares still on geometry?
- Can you solve it with squares still on geometry?
- But I can imagine a square, I can imagine a cube.
Examples
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The downtown, built around the square, sat at the base of a steep hill.
Fiction book (1992) -
This appears to be a square window, Yes, but it's not.
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Let me give you guys each a square, Chris.
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It's just, you know, a small square black compact.
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And then I got this little square gold tray.
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A nice little town with a fountain in the square.
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The only McDonald's sign was on a restaurant across the square from the summit.
Academic text (2011) -
There it was in the weeds, a square of old boards greened over with moss.
Fiction book (1990) -
The children drew a square on the blackboard during art class.
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We placed the table in the center of the square for the gathering.
Idioms
To stand or sit with shoulders pulled back to show confidence before something difficult
Compounds
- US
A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
A busy part of Manhattan with bright lights, theaters, and New Year's Eve celebrations
- Specialized
A unit that measures pressure equal to one pound of force on one square inch
- Texting
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
- Specialized
A knot used to join two ends of rope or cord by tying two opposite small knots
A tool with a long straight edge and a T-shaped top used to draw straight or parallel lines
- Specialized
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Archaic
A four-sided piece of cloth hung on a bar across a ship's mast to catch the wind
- Specialized
A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts
- Specialized
A hand tool with two arms joined at one end to measure or mark angled lines
A large flat L-shaped metal tool carpenters use to measure and mark right angles
- Specialized
A number that shows if the data you see differ from what you expect
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
- Specialized
A square grid filled with different symbols so each symbol appears once in each row and column
A large open place in central London with a monument to Nelson and big lion statues
- Specialized
A metal tool with a ruler and handle for checking right angles in wood or metal
- Specialized
A Roman style of writing using upright block capital letters often carved on stone
- Archaic
A medium-sized Arctic seal with whiskers on each side of its nose, also called the bearded seal
- Specialized
A solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet at a top point
- Specialized
A small metal piece with four flat sides that fits on a bolt to hold things together
Music played to accompany square dancing, often with lively fiddle or banjo rhythms
- Archaic
A person with very old-fashioned and strict ideas about how people should behave
How Elongated
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word square comes from the Latin root quad- which means 'four', so a square is a shape with four equal sides and four right angles.