square
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1.0
- noun
- /skwɛr/
:
plaza
- There were no monuments in the town square of this little temporary settlement.
- town square
- public square
- market square
He said there's a great bar in Kendall Square called stars and plows.
- He said there's a great bar in Kendall Square called stars and plows.
- So I saw Piccadilly Square and I saw lights.
- Better yet, imagine me in Times Square with a Kodak now.
- One of them wasn't George Square just for being me.
Examples
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Prowler last seen in the vicinity of Washington Square.
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The houses were dark around the square, except for the Graysons' porch light.
Fiction book (1990) -
Outside the hotel, the band was playing, and the square was solid with people.
Fiction book (1990) -
You not only had a main street, a church, and a square, but you also had a town council.
Academic text (2011) -
In the back of the square is a statue of George Washington.
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We are holding services for the unemployed in the public square.
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Competitions usually take place in town squares and draw large crowds.
Academic text (2008) -
So here we have Heroes Square, Budapest's biggest square.
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We parked in the San Ignacio square with the sun low in the sky.
Academic text (2011) -
We gathered at the public square to celebrate the town's anniversary.
Synonyms
125
2.7
A large open public area in a town where people meet and hold events
19
7.4
An open public square in an Italian town where people gather
5
2.5
An open area in a town or city where people meet and events happen
1
2.1
An open area in a town where people sell food and goods
A large open square in a town where people meet, sell goods, or protest
A small open square in an Italian town where people meet
Idioms
To stand or sit with shoulders pulled back to show confidence before something difficult
Compounds
- US
133
1.4
A measure of area equal to a square one foot on each side used for rooms and land
53
2.7
A busy part of Manhattan with bright lights, theaters, and New Year's Eve celebrations
- Specialized
7
3.4
A unit that measures pressure equal to one pound of force on one square inch
- Texting
5
4.0
An online place where people meet to discuss public issues and share ideas
- 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
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
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Etymology
The noun square for a town open area comes from markets often built in a four-sided square, so the word came to mean a public place where people meet.