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1. square - 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"

Synonym(s): foursquare

Hypernym(s): rectangle, regular_polygon




2. square - noun

· the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

Synonym(s): second_power

Hypernym(s): number




3. square - noun

· an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

Synonym(s): public_square

Hypernym(s): tract, piece_of_land, piece_of_ground, parcel_of_land, parcel




4. square - noun

· something approximating the shape of a square

Hypernym(s): shape, form




5. square - noun

· someone who doesn't understand what is going on

Synonym(s): lame

Hypernym(s): simpleton, simple




6. square - noun

· a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

Synonym(s): square_toes

Hypernym(s): conservative, conservativist




7. 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"

Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact




8. 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"

Hypernym(s): hand_tool




9. square - verb

· make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

Synonym(s): square_up

Hypernym(s): shape, form




10. square - verb

· raise to the second power

Hypernym(s): multiply




11. square - verb

· cause to match, as of ideas or acts

Hypernym(s): adjust, conform, adapt




12. square - verb

· position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

Hypernym(s): position




13. square - verb

· be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"

Hypernym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree




14. square - verb

· pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"

Hypernym(s): settle




15. square - verb

· turn the paddle; in canoeing

Synonym(s): feather

Hypernym(s): paddle




16. square - verb

· turn the oar, while rowing

Synonym(s): feather

Hypernym(s): row




17. square - adjective

· having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"

Antonym(s): round




18. square - adjective

· characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

Synonym(s): straight




19. square - adjective

· providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

Synonym(s): hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial




20. square - adjective

· leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"




21. square - adjective

· without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

Synonym(s): straightforward, straight




22. square - adjective

· rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Synonym(s): straight




23. square - adverb

· in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

Synonym(s): squarely




24. square - adverb

· in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"

Synonym(s): squarely




25. square - adverb

· firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"

Synonym(s): squarely





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