SQUARE

SQUA ·RE 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles
  2. the product of two equal terms
  3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
  4. something approximating the shape of a square

💬 Examples

  • "a four-sided regular polygon"
  • "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
  • "nine is the second power of three"
  • "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"

🔗 Similar words

foursquaresecond_powerpublic_squarelamesquare_toes
verb
  1. make square
  2. raise to the second power
  3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts
  4. position so as to be square

💬 Examples

  • "Square the circle"
  • "square the wood with a file"
  • "He squared his shoulders"
  • "one idea squares with another"

🔗 Similar words

square_upfeather
adjective
  1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
  2. characterized by honesty and fairness
  3. providing abundant nourishment
  4. leaving no balance

💬 Examples

  • "a square peg in a round hole"
  • "a square corner"
  • "straight dealing"
  • "a square deal"

🔗 Similar words

straightheartysatisfyingsolidsubstantialsquare(p)
adverb
  1. in a straight direct way
  2. in a square shape
  3. firmly and solidly

💬 Examples

  • "looked him squarely in the eye"
  • "ran square into me"
  • "a squarely cut piece of paper"
  • "folded the sheet of paper square"

🔗 Similar words

squarely
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