square has definitions from the fields of mathematics,nautical,geometry,politics,transportation,geography
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[ noun ] (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

Synonyms

foursquare

Examples

"you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

Therefore , the only conceivable alternatives are those represented , on_the_one_hand , by the two at_least apparently self-consistent but mutually_exclusive positions of Buri and Barth and , on_the_other_hand , by the third but really pseudo position ( analogous to a round square ) of Bultmann .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

A large picnic_area or camping development is most efficient in shape as a square or rectangle several hundred feet in_width in_preference_to a long narrow area less_than one_hundred feet wide .

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

In the following paper it is shown that in a certain definite sense , exactly an odd number of squares can be inscribed in every such curve which does not contain an infinite number of inscribed squares .

In the following paper it is shown that in a certain definite sense , exactly an odd number of squares can be inscribed in every such curve which does not contain an infinite number of inscribed squares .

Here , for the case of squares inscribed in plane curves , we remove the restriction to convexity and give certain other results .

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[ adjective ] having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle

Examples

"a square peg in a round hole" "a square corner"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

These cells were used rather than square Pyrex tubing because of the tendency of the latter to shatter when thawing frozen carbon_tetrachloride .

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

For an instant John longed for the sound of the bells of Noyon-la-Sainte , the touch of his mother 's hand , the lilt of Charles 's voice in the square raftered rooms , his father 's bass tones rumbling to the canons , and the sight of the beloved bishop .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

He was a square brick of a man with a moon_round face and sunken Polish features .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

It squatted low and square upon the sidewalk with a heavy iron grating supporting a glass facade .

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[ verb ] make square

Synonyms

square_up

Examples

"Square the circle" "square the wood with a file"

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Otherwise , straighten your halo , square your wings , and dig_in .

Related terms

shape

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[ adverb ] in a straight direct way

Synonyms

squarely

Examples

"looked him squarely in the eye" "ran square into me"

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

When it became obvious that he could stay inside no_longer , taking a_thousand to one chance Gonzales rushed outside , square against the muzzle of a Winchester .

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[ verb ] (mathematics) raise to the second power

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

A bullet fired by one of the Mexicans hiding in a little chicken house had passed_through his head , tearing a hole two inches square on the outgoing side .

Related terms

multiply arithmetic

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[ noun ] (geography) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

Synonyms

public_square

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

As he neared the square , a round figure muffled in a long , black cape whisked_by .

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[ noun ] (mathematics) the product of two equal terms

Synonyms

second_power

Examples

"nine is the second power of three" "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

Used in print

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

Multiply the population of each State by the square of its allotment percentage .

Related terms

number

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[ verb ] position so as to be square

Examples

: "He squared his shoulders"

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

He would square his shoulders and carry a cane before each step .

Related terms

position square_up

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[ verb ] cause to match, as of ideas or acts

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

It was not always easy to develop theory and doctrine which would square the two conditions .

Related terms

adjust

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[ adjective ] without evasion or compromise

Synonyms

straightforward

Examples

"a square contradiction" "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

Related terms

direct

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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) turn the oar, while rowing

Synonyms

feather

Related terms

row feather

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[ noun ] (informal) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

Synonyms

square_toes

Related terms

conservative colloquialism

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[ adverb ] firmly and solidly

Synonyms

squarely

Examples

"hit the ball squarely" "the bat met the ball squarely" "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"

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[ adverb ] with honesty and fairness

Synonyms

squarely

Examples

"dealt squarely with his customers" "always treated me square"

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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) turn the paddle; in canoeing

Synonyms

feather

Related terms

paddle feather

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[ adjective ] characterized by honesty and fairness

Synonyms

straight

Examples

"a square deal" "wanted to do the square thing"

Related terms

honest

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[ adjective ] (informal) leaving no balance

Examples

"my account with you is now all square"

Related terms

colloquialism paid

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[ noun ] any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles

Examples

"a checkerboard has 64 squares"

Related terms

artifact chessboard

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[ noun ] someone who doesn't understand what is going on

Synonyms

lame

Related terms

simpleton

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[ adverb ] in a square shape

Synonyms

squarely

Examples

"a squarely cut piece of paper" "folded the sheet of paper square"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11624
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[ verb ] be compatible with

Examples

"one idea squares with another"

Related terms

match

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[ adjective ] (slang) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

Synonyms

straight

Related terms

cant conventional

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[ noun ] something approximating the shape of a square

Related terms

shape

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[ verb ] pay someone and settle a debt

Examples

"I squared with him"

Related terms

settle

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[ noun ] a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles

Examples

"the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"

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