square
2
5.3
- noun
- /skwɛr/
- As everyone knows, in construction, accuracy in square is vital, and in this case, the same principles held true.
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Watch on YouTubeThese are my big squares to build a house.
- These are my big squares to build a house.
- I shouldn't have to use two squares.
Examples
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A carpenter's square is essential for making accurate cuts on your wood pieces.
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The painter of the Shanghai scroll relied completely on the tools of a ruler, square, and straightedge.
Academic text (2002) -
These are my big squares to build a house.
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And then I'm going to use a square to make sure the painting is, well, square.
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There are wood squares, carpentry squares, speed squares, squares that help you build stairs.
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To ensure precision in your carpentry, always use a square to check your right angles.
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Make sure to hold the square firmly against the edge of the material to get a straight line.
Synonyms
1
4.4
A large flat L-shaped metal tool carpenters use to measure and mark right angles
1
3.9
A tool to draw and check right angles
1
6.2
A metal tool with a ruler and handle for checking right angles in wood or metal
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 Precise
- Specialized
2
6.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
5.3
24
1.0
3
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The tool square is named for its right-angled shape—just like a geometric square—and it helps builders make perfect corners.