square

  • (noun): A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
  • (noun): Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
  • (noun): An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
  • (noun): An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
  • (noun): The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
  • (noun): A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
  • (noun): (1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
  • (noun): The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
  • (noun): The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
  • (noun): A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
  • (noun): (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.
  • (noun): (academia) A mortarboard
  • (noun): A square meal.
  • (noun): Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
  • (noun): The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
  • (noun): The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
  • (noun): The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
  • (noun): Cigarette.
  • (noun): A vat used for fermentation.
  • (verb): To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
  • (verb): To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
  • (verb): To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
  • (verb): Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
  • (verb): To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
  • (verb): To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
  • (verb): To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
  • (verb): To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
  • (verb): To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
  • (verb): To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
  • (verb): To form with four sides and four right angles.
  • (verb): To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
  • (verb): To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
  • (verb): To hold a quartile position respecting.
  • (adjective): Shaped like a square (the polygon).
  • (adjective): Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
  • (adjective): Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.
  • (adjective): Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
  • (adjective): Honest; straightforward.
  • (adjective): Fair.
  • (adjective): Even; tied
  • (adjective): Socially conventional; boring.
  • (adjective): In line with the batsman's popping crease.
  • (adjective): Correctly aligned with respect to something else.
  • (adjective): Hearty; vigorous.
  • (adjective): Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
  • 64 is the square of 8.
  • Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
  • Enter your account number followed by a square.
  • An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
  • Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.