having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; a square peg in a round hole; a square corner'

characterized by honesty and fairness; straight dealing; a square deal

[ Syn: straight ]

(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

[ Syn: foursquare , foursquare ]

the product of two equal terms; nine is the second power of three; gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance

[ Syn: second power ]

an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

[ Syn: public square ]

something approximating the shape of a square

someone who doesnt understand what is going on

[ Syn: lame ]

a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views

[ Syn: square toes ]

any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; a checkerboard has 64 squares'

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'

in a straight direct way; looked him squarely in the eye; ran square into me

[ Syn: squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely ]

in a square shape; a squarely cut piece of paper; folded the sheet of paper square

[ Syn: squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely ]

firmly and solidly; hit the ball squarely; the bat met the ball squarely; planted his great bulk square before his enemy

[ Syn: squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely , squarely ]

providing abundant nourishment; a hearty meal; good solid food; ate a substantial breakfast; four square meals a day

[ Syn: hearty , satisfying , solid , substantial ]

leaving no balance; my account with you is now all square'

without evasion or compromise; a square contradiction; he is not being as straightforward as it appears

[ Syn: straightforward , straight ]

rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

[ Syn: straight ]

make square; Square the circle; square the wood with a file

[ Syn: square up ]

raise to the second power

cause to match, as of ideas or acts

position so as to be square; He squared his shoulders'

be compatible with; one idea squares with another'

pay someone and settle a debt; I squared with him'

turn the paddle; in canoeing

[ Syn: feather ]

turn the oar, while rowing

[ Syn: feather ]