squared

38 2.3

A shape with four equal sides and four right angles

adjective
/skwɛrd/

: cuadrado

The artist used squared paper to draw precise geometric shapes.

Examples

Let's imagine we have a large piece of squared paper and each square is a cell, and we can say that cell is either alive or dead.
Fill your bowls with perfectly squared cubes of watermelon.
So variables are those squared boxes.
The pocket is very squared off, soothing my symmetrical soul.
The table had a squared design, making it perfect for a modern dining room.
She arranged the plants in squared pots along the windowsill.

Synonyms

square

vssquared

29 3.2

In a neat, even way with straight edges

refers only to the four sided shape rather than a firm or direct manner

square-shaped

vssquared

3 1.2

Having four equal sides and four corners

is the result of making something into that four sided form

Antonyms

uneven

48 2.3

Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower

irregular

16 3.3

Not even or smooth in shape

Compounds

squared-toe

1 5.6

A shoe or boot with a flat, straight toe instead of a round one

How Square

squared

38 2.3

rectangular

29 3.2

rounded

45 2.4

Surface Forms

squared positive

Morphology

squared = square (transparent) = square + ed

The adjective 'squared' is transparently derived from the noun 'square' by adding the suffix '-ed' to indicate a state of being made square.

Etymology

The word squared comes from square, which comes from an old Latin part quadr- meaning 'four', as in quadruple ('four times'). A square has four equal sides and right angles, so squared means 'made square' or having equal sides and right angles.