· (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
· 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
· 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
· something approximating the shape of a square
· someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Synonym(s): lame
Hypernym(s): simpleton, simple
· a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
Synonym(s): square_toes
Hypernym(s): conservative, conservativist
· 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
· 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
· make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
Synonym(s): square_up
· raise to the second power
Hypernym(s): multiply
· cause to match, as of ideas or acts
Hypernym(s): adjust, conform, adapt
· position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
Hypernym(s): position
· be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
Hypernym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
· pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
Hypernym(s): settle
· turn the paddle; in canoeing
Synonym(s): feather
Hypernym(s): paddle
· turn the oar, while rowing
Synonym(s): feather
Hypernym(s): row
· 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
· characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
Synonym(s): straight
· providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
Synonym(s): hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial
· leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
· without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
Synonym(s): straightforward, straight
· rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Synonym(s): straight
· in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
Synonym(s): squarely
· in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
Synonym(s): squarely
· firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
Synonym(s): squarely