SQUARE

(noun) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
"the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
(noun) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
"a checkerboard has 64 squares"
(noun) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
synonyms : public square
(noun) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
synonyms : square toes
(noun) someone who doesn't understand what is going on
synonyms : lame
(noun) the product of two equal terms
"nine is the second power of three", "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
synonyms : second power
(noun) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
"you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
synonyms : foursquare
(noun) something approximating the shape of a square
(verb) make square
"Square the circle", "square the wood with a file"
synonyms : square up
(verb) raise to the second power
(verb) turn the oar, while rowing
synonyms : feather
(verb) turn the paddle; in canoeing
synonyms : feather
(verb) position so as to be square
"He squared his shoulders"
(verb) pay someone and settle a debt
"I squared with him"
(verb) be compatible with
"one idea squares with another"
(verb) cause to match, as of ideas or acts
(adj.) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
"a square peg in a round hole", "a square corner"
(adj.) characterized by honesty and fairness
"straight dealing", "a square deal"
synonyms : straight
(adverb) firmly and solidly
"hit the ball squarely", "the bat met the ball squarely", "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
synonyms : squarely
(adverb) in a square shape
"a squarely cut piece of paper", "folded the sheet of paper square"
synonyms : squarely
(adverb) in a straight direct way
"looked him squarely in the eye", "ran square into me"
synonyms : squarely
(adj.) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
synonyms : straight
(adj.) without evasion or compromise
"a square contradiction", "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
synonyms : straight , straightforward
(adj.) leaving no balance
"my account with you is now all square"
(adj.) providing abundant nourishment
"a hearty meal", "good solid food", "ate a substantial breakfast", "four square meals a day"
synonyms : hearty , satisfying , solid , substantial

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