square
/skwɛr/
adverb
- Directly or exactly.
- He hit the nail square on the head.
- She looked me square in the eye.
- The ball landed square in the middle of the field.
- In a fair and honest way.
- He always deals square with his customers.
- They played square throughout the game.
- We need to treat everyone square.
adjective
- Having the shape of a square; with four equal sides and four right angles.
- She placed a square rug on the floor.
- The box is square and fits perfectly in the corner.
- The room is square, with each wall the same length.
- Forming a right angle; straight or level.
- Make sure the shelf is square with the wall.
- The picture frame is not square; it is tilted.
- He cut the board so the end is square.
- Fair, honest, or just.
- He gave me a square deal on the car.
- We expect a square exchange of services.
- The judge made a square decision.
- Old-fashioned or boringly conventional.
- Don't be square — come to the party!
- He wears square clothes that are out of style.
- My parents are so square; they don't like any modern music.
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Antonyms
verb
- To make something have straight edges or right angles.
- She squared the paper by folding it carefully.
- The builder squared the frame before adding the roof.
- He squared the corners of the wooden board.
- To multiply a number by itself.
- The teacher asked us to square the number 12.
- To find the area, you square the length of one side.
- If you square 7, you get 49.
- To make something agree or match with something else.
- His story does not square with the facts.
- Her actions square with her words.
- We need to square our plans with the budget.
- To settle a debt or argument.
- They squared the dispute by shaking hands.
- I need to square my account with the bank.
- Let's square up the bill before we leave.
noun
- A shape with four equal sides and four right angles.
- The children drew a square on the paper.
- A chessboard is made up of 64 small squares.
- The table has a square top.
- An open area in a town or city, often surrounded by buildings.
- There is a fountain in the center of the square.
- The market is held in the main square every Saturday.
- We met at the town square for the festival.
- A tool with a right angle, used for drawing or checking angles.
- The carpenter used a square to make sure the corner was straight.
- You need a square to draw a perfect 90-degree angle.
- He checked the frame with a square before nailing it.
- The result of multiplying a number by itself.
- In math class, we learned how to find the square of a number.
- Nine is the square of three.
- The square of 5 is 25.