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  1. square
    [skwer]
    noun
    square (noun)
    squares (plural noun)
    1. a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles:
      "a grid of ruled squares"
      • an open (typically four-sided) area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city:
        "a market square"
        "Herald Square"
        Similar:
        marketplace
        close
        quadrangle
        quad
        courtyard
        arcade
        mall
        • the product of a number multiplied by itself:
          "a circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius"
          • an L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles:
            "a carpenter's square"
            adjective
            square (adjective)
            squarer (comparative adjective)
            squarest (superlative adjective)
            1. having the shape or approximate shape of a square:
              "a square table"
              Similar:
              quadrilateral
              rectangular
              oblong
              right-angled
              perpendicular
              straight
              level
              • denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified:
                "30,000 square feet of new gallery space"
                • at right angles; perpendicular:
                  "these lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges"
                  Similar:
                  at right angles
                  at 90 degrees
                  • level or parallel:
                    "place one piece of wood on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square"
                    adverb
                    square (adverb)
                    1. directly; straight:
                      "it hit me square in the forehead"
                      Similar:
                      directly
                      right
                      straight
                      squarely
                      just
                      dead
                      point-blank
                      verb
                      square (verb)
                      squares (third person present)
                      squared (past tense)
                      squared (past participle)
                      squaring (present participle)
                      1. make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to:
                        "you can square off the other edge"
                        "they felled and squared the timber themselves"
                        • multiply (a number) by itself:
                          "5 squared equals 25"
                          • balance (an account):
                            "they're anxious to square their books before the audit"
                            • bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event:
                              "chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room"
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                              Pronunciation
                              noun
                              skwer
                              Tone

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                              Origin
                              Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.
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