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Noun
Definition: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
Definition: the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
Definition: something approximating the shape of a square
Definition: any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
Definition: a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
Definition: A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
Verb
Definition: raise to the second power
Definition: cause to match, as of ideas or acts
Definition: position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
Definition: be compatible with; "one idea squares with another"
Definition: pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him"
Definition: To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
Definition: To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
Adjective
Definition: having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner"
Definition: characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
Definition: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
Definition: leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square"
Definition: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
Definition: Shaped like a square (the polygon).