English adjective: square | |||
1. | square having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle | ||
Samples | A square peg in a round hole. A square corner. | ||
Similar | quadrate, right-angled, squared, squarish | ||
See also | angular, angulate | ||
Antonyms | circular, round | ||
2. | square characterized by honesty and fairness | ||
Samples | Straight dealing. A square deal. | ||
Synonyms | straight | ||
Similar | aboveboard, guileless, straightarrow, straightforward, transparent | ||
See also | honest, honorable, lawful | ||
Attribute | honestness, honesty | ||
Antonyms | corrupt, crooked | ||
3. | square providing abundant nourishment | ||
Samples | A hearty meal. Good solid food. Ate a substantial breakfast. Four square meals a day. | ||
Synonyms | hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial | ||
Similar | wholesome | ||
Antonyms | unwholesome | ||
4. | square leaving no balance | ||
Samples | My account with you is now all square. | ||
Similar | paid | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | unpaid | ||
5. | square without evasion or compromise | ||
Samples | A square contradiction. He is not being as straightforward as it appears. | ||
Synonyms | straight, straightforward | ||
Similar | direct | ||
Antonyms | indirect | ||
6. | square rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | ||
Synonyms | straight | ||
Similar | conventional | ||
Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
Antonyms | unconventional | ||
English noun: square | |||
1. | square (shape) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon | ||
Samples | You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides. | ||
Synonyms | foursquare | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rectangle, regular polygon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quadrate | ||
Domain category | geometry | ||
2. | square (quantity) the product of two equal terms | ||
Samples | Nine is the second power of three. Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. | ||
Synonyms | second power | ||
Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
3. | square (location) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets | ||
Synonyms | public square | ||
Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | piazza, place, plaza | ||
Instance hyponym | Trafalgar Square | ||
Part meronym | city | ||
4. | square (shape) something approximating the shape of a square | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
5. | square (person) someone who doesn't understand what is going on | ||
Synonyms | lame | ||
Broader (hypernym) | simple, simpleton | ||
6. | square (person) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views | ||
Synonyms | square toes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conservative, conservativist | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
7. | square (artifact) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles | ||
Samples | A checkerboard has 64 squares. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Part meronym | checker board, checkerboard | ||
8. | square (artifact) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles | ||
Samples | The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carpenter's square, T-square, try square | ||
English adverb: square | |||
1. | square in a straight direct way | ||
Samples | Looked him squarely in the eye. Ran square into me. | ||
Synonyms | squarely | ||
2. | square in a square shape | ||
Samples | A squarely cut piece of paper. Folded the sheet of paper square. | ||
Synonyms | squarely | ||
3. | square firmly and solidly | ||
Samples | Hit the ball squarely. The bat met the ball squarely. Planted his great bulk square before his enemy. | ||
Synonyms | squarely | ||
English verb: square | |||
1. | square (change) make square | ||
Samples | Square the circle. Square the wood with a file. | ||
Synonyms | square up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
2. | square (cognition) raise to the second power | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | multiply | ||
Domain category | arithmetic | ||
3. | square (stative) cause to match, as of ideas or acts | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adapt, adjust, conform | ||
4. | square (motion) position so as to be square | ||
Samples | He squared his shoulders. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | even up, jog, square up | ||
5. | square (stative) be compatible with | ||
Samples | One idea squares with another. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
6. | square (possession) pay someone and settle a debt | ||
Samples | I squared with him. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | settle | ||
7. | square (competition) turn the paddle; in canoeing | ||
Synonyms | feather | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | paddle | ||
8. | square (competition) turn the oar, while rowing | ||
Synonyms | feather | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | row | ||