square

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UK /skwɛː/ US /skwɛɹ/

noun 5adj 5verb 5adv 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look

ADV

very

The new kitchen tiles have a very square pattern that looks modern and clean.

absolutely, exactly

not quite

The corner of the picture frame wasn't quite square when we hung it on the wall.

quite | nearly | roughly

(noun.) shape

ADJ

neat | perfect

VERB + SQUARE

cut sth into, divide sth into

She divided the chocolate cake into small squares for the children's party.

SQUARE + NOUN

shape

PREP

~ of

A square of chocolate fell out of the wrapper onto the table.

(noun.) open space in a town, etc.

ADJ

central, main | public | city, town, village

market

The old market square in our town becomes very busy on Saturday mornings.

VERB + SQUARE

throng

PREP

in a/the ~

Definitions

noun

A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field.

Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.

Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

a square of glass

Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

adj

Shaped like a square (the polygon).

The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].

Forming a right angle (90°).

a square corner

Take care to make the cut completely square to the edges of the wire to give a good butt join for the ends of the wire.

Forming a right angle (90°).

The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square.

The stacks had to be neat and square or the old guy grumbled and insisted on getting it just so.

Forming a right angle (90°).

Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

A floor that measures 4 feet square has an area of 16 square feet.

square mile

adv

Directly.

Staash tipped up the rim of his hat and looked me square in the eyes as the cigarette dangled from his lips.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who doesn't understand what is going on

lame

noun — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four

foursquare

verb — turn the oar, while rowing

feather

verb — turn the paddle

feather

adjective — rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

straight

adjective — characterized by honesty and fairness

straight

adjective — providing abundant nourishment

adverb — firmly and solidly

squarely

adverb — in a square shape

squarely

adverb — in a straight direct way

squarely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

back to square one

Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

After spending six hours on the intake we realized that there was nothing wrong with it, so we are back to square one.

square away

To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.

Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north, and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail.

square one

The place where one begins; a lack of progress.

We discovered that our first idea would never work, so we were back to square one.

on the square

Honest and open.

square meal

A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.

Three square meals a day should give you plenty of energy.

Example Bank

I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field.

Wiktionary

You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.

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a square of glass

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The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,

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a square corner

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Take care to make the cut completely square to the edges of the wire to give a good butt join for the ends of the wire.

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