square

/skwɛr/
adverb
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
Antonyms
verb
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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