square
29
3.2
- adverb
- /skwɛr/
- If a softball hits you square in the face, you're done.
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- If a softball hits you square in the face, you're done.
- And I could see that in the movie you're we're filming him from the back, but I'm looking him dead square in the eyes.
- First of all, go inward and look at your anger and see it and, and feel it and look at it and look at it square in the eye.
- If I leave here today as a gay man and someone punches me square in the face, I won't be more offended that they've punched me because I'm gay.
Examples
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I was even once kissed square on the mouth by Jack Bauer.
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First of all, go inward and look at your anger and see it and, and feel it and look at it and look at it square in the eye.
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I want you to, we tend to turn our back towards death and I want you to turn around and face it square in the eye every single day.
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I was even once kissed square on the mouth by Jack Bauer.
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And I could see that in the movie you're we're filming him from the back, but I'm looking him dead square in the eyes.
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He looked her square in the eye and told her the truth.
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During the argument, she pointed her finger squarely at him, emphasizing her point.
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The coach asked the players to face their opponents squarely and with confidence.
Synonyms
48
3.7
In a direct and firm way without avoiding the issue
Idioms
To stand or sit with shoulders pulled back to show confidence before something difficult
Compounds
- US
144
1.4
A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
108
2.7
A busy part of Manhattan with bright lights, theaters, and New Year's Eve celebrations
- Texting
9
4.0
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
- Specialized
8
3.4
A unit that measures pressure equal to one pound of force on one square inch
5
3.7
A large open place in central London with a monument to Nelson and big lion statues
- Specialized
1
3.9
A knot used to join two ends of rope or cord by tying two opposite small knots
1
6.7
A tool with a long straight edge and a T-shaped top used to draw straight or parallel lines
- Specialized
1
7.2
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Archaic
1
8.5
A four-sided piece of cloth hung on a bar across a ship's mast to catch the wind
- Specialized
1
9.9
A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts
- Specialized
1
5.3
A solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet at a top point
1
4.4
A large flat L-shaped metal tool carpenters use to measure and mark right angles
1
3.2
Music played to accompany square dancing, often with lively fiddle or banjo rhythms
- Specialized
1
9.1
A square grid filled with different symbols so each symbol appears once in each row and column
- Specialized
1
6.2
A metal tool with a ruler and handle for checking right angles in wood or metal
- Specialized
1
6.8
A number that shows if the data you see differ from what you expect
- Specialized
1
4.2
A small metal piece with four flat sides that fits on a bolt to hold things together
- Specialized
A hand tool with two arms joined at one end to measure or mark angled lines
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
- 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
- Archaic
A person with very old-fashioned and strict ideas about how people should behave
How Wide
- Archaic
4
7.6
3
3.4
- Specialized
7
4.1
673
2.7
29
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adverb square comes from the idea of a neat four-sided shape and means 'directly' or 'firmly', like folding something neatly into a box.