Make+square

  • 1square — [skwer] n. [ME < OFr esquarre < VL * exquadra < * exquadrare, to make square < L ex, out + quadrare, to square < quadrus, a square < base of quattuor,FOUR] 1. a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles: see… …

    English World dictionary

  • 2square — ► NOUN 1) a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles. 2) an open, typically four sided, area surrounded by buildings. 3) an area within a military barracks or camp used for drill. 4) the product of a number multiplied by… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3Square — (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [ e]querre a carpenter s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad}, {Squire} a square.]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4square — square1 W3S2 [skweə US skwer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shape)¦ 2¦(angle)¦ 3 square metre/mile etc 4 5 feet/2 metres etc square 5¦(level)¦ 6 square meal 7¦(body)¦ 8 all square 9 (all) square 10 square deal …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5square — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 an equilateral rectangle. 2 a an object of this shape or approximately this shape. b a small square area on a game board. c a square scarf. d an academic cap with a stiff square top; a mortarboard. 3 a an open (usu. four …

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  • 6square — noun 1》 a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.     ↘something that is the shape of a square or a cube.     ↘historical a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form. 2》 an open, typically four sided, area… …

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  • 7square — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare to square, from Latin ex + quadrare to square more at quadrate Date: 13th century 1. an instrument having at least one right angle and… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8square — skwer /skweÉ™ n. geometric figure having four equal sides; something shaped like a square; open area in a town or city, plaza; exponent of 2; tool with straight edges and a right angle; conservative person (Slang) v. make square; multiply a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9square — {{11}}square (adj.) c.1300, containing four equal sides and right angles, from SQUARE (Cf. square) (n.). Meaning honest, fair, is first attested 1560s; that of straight, direct is from 1804. Sense of old fashioned is 1944, U.S. jazz slang, said… …

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  • 10square up — verb 1. make square (Freq. 2) Square the circle square the wood with a file • Syn: ↑square • Derivationally related forms: ↑square (for: ↑sq …

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