square
77
7.7
- adjective
- /skwɛr/
- Offensive
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- She called him square for always sticking to traditional ways and never trying anything new.
I just probably put the the dial a little more toward being boring and square than most people do.
- I just probably put the the dial a little more toward being boring and square than most people do.
Examples
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He's too square.
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I'm a bit of a square recently.
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You know, a little bit too square for you.
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I just probably put the the dial a little more toward being boring and square than most people do.
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Pretty square tailor, ain't ya?
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Sounds pretty square.
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Don't be square.
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You're so square, you're practically avant-garde.
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We parked in front of a large, square stucco building and unloaded Linda's stuff without incident.
Fiction book (1996) -
Everyone thinks my uncle is too square because he only listens to classical music.
Synonyms
23
7.7
Very traditional and not open to change
Very old-fashioned and formal in behavior or views
Antonyms
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
How Conventional
- Informal
31
5.6
- Offensive
77
7.7
149
4.7
994
1.5
306
4.4
1
5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
A square attitude is rigid and old-fashioned, like a box with hard angles, so the word means unwilling to try new things.