SQUARE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles
   • used to construct or test right angles
   Usage Example(s)
   • the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand tool (what does hand tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carpenter’s square (what does carpenter’s square mean?)
   • try square (what does try square mean?)
   • T-square (what does T-square mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
   Usage Example(s)
   • a checkerboard has 64 squares
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • artifact (what does artifact mean?)
   • artefact (what does artefact mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
   Synonym(s)
   • public square (what does public square mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tract (what does tract mean?)
   • piece of land (what does piece of land mean?)
   • piece of ground (what does piece of ground mean?)
   • parcel of land (what does parcel of land mean?)
   • parcel (what does parcel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Trafalgar Square (what does Trafalgar Square mean?)
   • plaza (what does plaza mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • piazza (what does piazza mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
   Synonym(s)
   • square toes (what does square toes mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • conservative (what does conservative mean?)
   • conservativist (what does conservativist mean?)
5. Meaning
   • someone who doesn”t understand what is going on
   Synonym(s)
   • lame (what does lame mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • simpleton (what does simpleton mean?)
   • simple (what does simple mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the product of two equal terms
   Synonym(s)
   • second power (what does second power mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • nine is the second power of three
   • gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • number (what does number mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles
   • a four-sided regular polygon
   Synonym(s)
   • foursquare (what does foursquare mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rectangle (what does rectangle mean?)
   • regular polygon (what does regular polygon mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quadrate (what does quadrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
8. Meaning
   • something approximating the shape of a square
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)

SQUARE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make square
   Synonym(s)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Square the circle
   • square the wood with a file
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • foursquare (what does foursquare mean?)
2. Meaning
   • raise to the second power
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • second power (what does second power mean?)
3. Meaning
   • turn the oar, while rowing
   Synonym(s)
   • feather (what does feather mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • row (what does row mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feather (what does feather mean?)
   • feathering (what does feathering mean?)
   • feather (what does feather mean?)
   • feathering (what does feathering mean?)
4. Meaning
   • turn the paddle
   • in canoeing
   Synonym(s)
   • feather (what does feather mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • paddle (what does paddle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feather (what does feather mean?)
   • feathering (what does feathering mean?)
5. Meaning
   • position so as to be square
   Usage Example(s)
   • He squared his shoulders
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
   • jog (what does jog mean?)
   • even up (what does even up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
6. Meaning
   • pay someone and settle a debt
   Usage Example(s)
   • I squared with him
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
7. Meaning
   • be compatible with
   Usage Example(s)
   • one idea squares with another
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • fit (what does fit mean?)
   • correspond (what does correspond mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • jibe (what does jibe mean?)
   • gibe (what does gibe mean?)
   • tally (what does tally mean?)
   • agree (what does agree mean?)
8. Meaning
   • cause to match, as of ideas or acts
   Hypernyms(s) square is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adjust (what does adjust mean?)
   • conform (what does conform mean?)
   • adapt (what does adapt mean?)

SQUARE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
   Synonym(s)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   Similar To
   • conventional (what does conventional mean?)
2. Meaning
   • characterized by honesty and fairness
   Synonym(s)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a square deal
   • wanted to do the square thing
   Similar To
   • honest (what does honest mean?)
   • honorable (what does honorable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
   Usage Example(s)
   • a square peg in a round hole
   • a square corner
   Antonym(s)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • circular (what does circular mean?)
   Similar To
   • quadrate (what does quadrate mean?)
   • right-angled (what does right-angled mean?)
   • squared (what does squared mean?)
   • squarish (what does squarish mean?)
   See Also
   • angular (what does angular mean?)
   • angulate (what does angulate mean?)

SQUARE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • firmly and solidly
   Synonym(s)
   • squarely (what does squarely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hit the ball squarely
   • the bat met the ball squarely
   • planted his great bulk square before his enemy
2. Meaning
   • in a square shape
   Synonym(s)
   • squarely (what does squarely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a squarely cut piece of paper
   • folded the sheet of paper square
   Pertainym(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
3. Meaning
   • with honesty and fairness
   Synonym(s)
   • squarely (what does squarely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dealt squarely with his customers
   • always treated me square
   Pertainym(s)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
4. Meaning
   • in a straight direct way
   Synonym(s)
   • squarely (what does squarely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • looked him squarely in the eye
   • ran square into me