Definition (noun) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
Definition (noun) the product of two equal terms
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nine is the second power of three
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gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
Definition (noun) an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Definition (noun) something approximating the shape of a square
Definition (noun) someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Definition (noun) a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
Definition (noun) any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
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a checkerboard has 64 squares
Definition (noun) a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
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the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
Definition (verb) make square
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Square the circle
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square the wood with a file
Definition (verb) raise to the second power
Definition (verb) cause to match, as of ideas or acts
Definition (verb) position so as to be square
Definition (verb) be compatible with
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one idea squares with another
Definition (verb) pay someone and settle a debt
Definition (verb) turn the paddle; in canoeing
Definition (verb) turn the oar, while rowing
Definition (adj) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
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a square peg in a round hole
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a square corner
Definition (adj) characterized by honesty and fairness
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straight dealing
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a square deal
Definition (adj) providing abundant nourishment
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a hearty meal
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good solid food
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ate a substantial breakfast
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four square meals a day
Definition (adj) leaving no balance
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my account with you is now all square
Definition (adj) without evasion or compromise
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a square contradiction
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he is not being as straightforward as it appears
Definition (adj) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Definition (adv) in a straight direct way
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looked him squarely in the eye
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ran square into me
Definition (adv) in a square shape
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a squarely cut piece of paper
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folded the sheet of paper square
Definition (adv) firmly and solidly
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hit the ball squarely
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the bat met the ball squarely
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planted his great bulk square before his enemy