square
- noun
- /skwɛr/
- Specialized
- To find the square of the number three, you multiply three by three, resulting in nine.
- square root
- square of height
- sum of squares
Examples
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I won that competition fair and square.
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Hey I made some lemon squares, they're in my car.
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You mean "10 square feet," not "10 foot square."
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Why don't you try to win this race fair and square?
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A dismantled wooden platform lay to one side of the square like a pile of warehouse skids.
Fiction book (1991) -
The area of a circle is found by multiplying the radius by itself, which gives the square of the radius.
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The formula to calculate the square of a number is simply that number multiplied by itself.
Synonyms
The result of multiplying a number by itself
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
A square (the math result) is the number you get when you square a number—for example, the square of 5 is 25—so it is the 'side times side' result.