square

Meaning

Noun

1. A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
2. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
3. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
4. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
5. (Canada, US) Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
6. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
7. An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
8. (figuratively, obsolete) An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
9. 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.
10. (often) 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.
11. The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
12. A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
13. A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
14. A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.
15. (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
16. The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
17. 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.
18. A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
19. A mortarboard.
20. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis) Ellipsis of square meal.
21. (archaic) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
22. The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
23. The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
24. (dated) The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
25. (slang) Cigarette.
26. A vat used for fermentation.
27. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) A well-defined torso.

Adj

1. Shaped like a square (the polygon).
2. Forming a right angle (90°).
3. Forming a right angle (90°).
4. Forming a right angle (90°).
5. Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
6. Honest; straightforward; fair.
7. Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
8. Even; tied
9. (derogatory, slang) Socially conventional; boring.
10. In line with the batsman's popping crease.
11. Solid, decent, substantial.
12. Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
13. Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.

Adv

Directly.

Verb

1. (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
2. (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
3. (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
4. (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
5. (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
6. (transitive) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
7. (transitive) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
8. (transitive) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
9. To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
10. (archaic) To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
11. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
12. (obsolete) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
13. To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
14. To form with four sides and four right angles.
15. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
16. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
17. To hold a quartile position respecting.

Opposite of

square root, crooked, out of square, oblique, racked

Synonyms

quadrate

plaza

straight

squarely

quadrangle

public square

quadratic

piazza

place

second power

rectangle

quadrilateral

tetragon

rectangular

settle

straightforward

⬆️

directly

feather

🪶

tetragonal

park

🏞️

direct

adjust

area

right

right angle

level

quad

compartment

lame

square toes

upright

four-cornered

substantial

honest

foursquare

fair

even

solid

square up

flat

check

arrange

adapt

reconcile

completely

pigeonhole

right-angle

just

clear

agree

Translations

carré

quadrato

Quadrat

cuadrado

quadrado

plaza

Platz

vierkant

piazza

place

quadrat

quadratisch

plein

Viereck

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skwɛə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: square

Cognate with French: équerre

In summary

From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra.
Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged").