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square    Audio Help   [skwair] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, squared, squar·ing, adjective, squar·er, squar·est, adverb
–noun
1.a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
2.anything having this form or a form approximating it, as a city block, rectangular piece of candy, etc.
3.an open area or plaza in a city or town, formed by the meeting or intersecting of two or more streets and often planted with grass, trees, etc., in the center.
4.a rectangularly shaped area on a game board, as in chess or checkers.
5.a try square, T square, or the like.
6.Mathematics.
a.the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a × a, where a is the quantity.
b.a quantity that is the second power of another: Four is the square of two.
7.Slang. a person who is ignorant of or uninterested in current fads, ideas, manners, tastes, etc.; an old-fashioned, conventional, or conservative person.
8.Military. (formerly) a body of troops drawn up in quadrilateral form.
9.Building Trades. a unit of measure for roofing materials, equal to 100 square feet (9.3 sq. m).
10.a flower bud of the cotton plant.
11.Nautical. the area at the bottom of a hatchway.
12.Usually, squares. Informal. a square meal: to get three squares a day.
13.Astrology. a situation in which two heavenly bodies or groups of heavenly bodies have celestial longitudes differing by 90 degrees, an aspect indicative of internal tension with an equally strong and conflicting need for adjustment.
14.Obsolete. a pattern, standard, or example.
–verb (used with object)
15.to reduce to square, rectangular, or cubical form (often fol. by off): He squared off the log to make a timber for his house.
16.to mark out in one or more squares or rectangles.
17.to test with measuring devices for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface.
18.Mathematics.
a.to multiply (a number or quantity) by itself; raise to the second power.
b.to describe or find a square that is equivalent in area to: to square a circle.
19.to bring to the form of a right angle or right angles; set at right angles to something else.
20.to even the score of (a contest): to square a game.
21.to set (the shoulders and back) in an erect posture so they form an angle similar to a right angle.
22.to make straight, level, or even: Square the cloth on the table.
23.to regulate, as by a standard; adapt; adjust.
24.to adjust harmoniously or satisfactorily (often fol. by with): How could you square such actions with your conscience?
25.to balance; pay off; settle: to square a debt.
26.Slang. to secure a desired action or attitude by means of bribery; bribe.
–verb (used without object)
27.to accord or agree (often fol. by with): Your theory does not square with the facts.
28.to settle, even, or balance a matter, as by paying a bill, returning a favor, or tying a score.
29.(of a cotton plant) to form buds.
–adjective
30.formed by or as a right angle; having some part or parts rectangular: a square corner.
31.having four sides and four right angles in two dimensions or three pairs of parallel sides meeting at right angles in three dimensions; having each dimension in the shape of a square or rectangle and all angles right angles: a square box.
32.noting any unit of area measurement having the form of a square and designated by a unit of linear measurement forming a side of the square: one square foot.
33.noting a system of area measurement in terms of such units.
34.(of an area) equal to a square of a specified length on a side: five miles square.
35.at right angles, or perpendicular.
36.Nautical. at right angles to the mast and the keel, as a yard.
37.having a square or rectangular section: a square bar.
38.having a solid, sturdy form, esp. when characterized by a rectilinear or angular outline.
39.straight, level, or even, as a surface.
40.leaving no balance of debt on either side; having all accounts settled: I'm all square with my landlord.
41.just, fair, or honest.
42.straightforward, direct, or unequivocal.
43.Slang. conventional or conservative in style or outlook; not hip.
–adverb
44.so as to be square; in square or rectangular form.
45.at right angles.
46.fairly or honestly.
47.directly or straightforwardly.
48.square around, Baseball. (of a bunter) to shift the feet and body from a conventional batting stance to a position facing the pitcher, with the bat held across and in front of the body.
49.square away,
a.Nautical. to arrange the yards so as to sail before the wind.
b.to prepare; get ready: Square away for dinner.
c.to assume a position of defense or offense: The wrestlers squared away for the first fall.
d.to organize or complete satisfactorily; put in order: I want to square away the work before going on vacation.
50.square off,
a.to assume a posture of defense or offense, as in boxing: They squared off for a fight.
b.to prepare to dispute with another; show signs of opposition or resistance: The governor and the legislature are squaring off over the landfill issue.
51.square up, to pay or settle an account, bill, etc.: We squared up with the cashier and checked out of the hotel.
52.on the square,
a.at right angles.
b.Informal. straightforward; honest; just: Their dealings with us have always been on the square.
53.out of square,
a.not at right angles.
b.not in agreement; incorrect; irregular: The inspector's conclusions are out of square with his earlier report.
54.square the circle, to strive without chance of success; attempt the impossible.

[Origin: 1250–1300; (n.) ME < OF esquar(r)e < VL *exquadra, deriv. of *exquadrāre (L ex- ex-1 + quadrāre to square; see quadrate); (v.) ME squaren < OF esquarrer < VL *exquadrāre; (adj.) ME < OF esquarré, ptp. of esquarrer; (adv.) deriv. of the adj.]

squar·a·ble, adjective
squarelike, adjective
squareness, noun
squarer, noun

3. place, park. 22. straighten. 23. rectify. 40. balanced. 42. downright, straight.
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square    Audio Help   (skwâr)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A plane figure having four equal sides.
  2. Something having an equal-sided rectangular form: a square of cloth.
  3. A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
  4. Mathematics The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself: 49 is the square of 7.
  5. Games Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.
    1. Abbr. Sq. An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.
    2. A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
  6. Slang A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.
  7. Slang A square meal. Often used in the plural: three squares a day.

adj.   squar·er, squar·est
  1. Having four equal sides and four right angles.
  2. Forming a right angle.
    1. Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area: square feet.
    2. Having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions: a room that is 12 feet square.
  3. Having a base that is a square: a square pyramid.
  4. Nautical Set at right angles to the mast and keel. Used of the yards of a square-rigged ship.
  5. Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section: a square house.
  6. Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.
  7. Honest; direct: a square answer.
  8. Just; equitable: a square deal.
  9. Having all accounts settled; even.
  10. Sports Even; tied.
  11. Slang Rigidly conventional; dull.

v.   squared, squar·ing, squares

v.   tr.
  1. To cut to a square or rectangular shape.
  2. To test for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.
  3. To mark into squares. Often used with off.
    1. To bring into conformity or agreement: She could not square the request with her principles.
    2. To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation: He tried to square himself with his parents.
    3. To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
    4. To find a square equal in area to (the area of a given figure).
  4. To set straight or at approximate right angles: square one's cap.
  5. To bring into balance; settle: square a debt.
  6. Sports To even the score of: to square a game.
  7. Mathematics
    1. To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
    2. To find a square equal in area to (the area of a given figure).
  8. Informal To bribe or fix: a party in litigation that tried to square the judge.

v.   intr.
  1. Mathematics To be at right angles.
  2. To agree or conform: a story that doesn't square with the facts.

adv.  
  1. Mathematics At right angles.
  2. In a square shape.
  3. In a solid manner; firmly.
  4. Directly; straight: ran square into each other.
  5. In an honest, straightforward manner.
  6. Nautical To square the yards of a sailing vessel.
  7. To put away or in order.

Phrasal Verb(s):
square away
  1. Nautical To square the yards of a sailing vessel.
  2. To put away or in order.
square off
To assume a fighting stance; prepare to fight.
square up
To settle a bill or debt.

Idiom(s):
on the square
  1. Mathematics At right angles.
  2. Honestly and openly: has always dealt on the square.

Idiom(s):
out of square
  1. Mathematics Not at exact right angles.
  2. Not in agreement.

Idiom(s):
square peg in a round hole Informal
A misfit.

[Middle English, from Old French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrāre, to square : Latin ex-, ex- + quadrāre, to give a square shape to (from quadrum, a square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots).]

square'ness n., squar'er n.
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square  (n.)
c.1300, "tool for measuring right angles," from O.Fr. esquire "a square, squareness," from V.L. *exquadra, from *exquadrare "to square," from L. ex- "out" + quadrare "make square," from quadrus "a square," from quattuor "four" (see quart). Meaning "rectangular shape or area" is first recorded before 1382; replaced O.E. feower-scyte. Sense of "open space in a town or park" is from 1687. The mathematical sense of "a number multiplied by itself" is first recorded 1557. The verb is first attested 1382; with ref. to accounts, from 1815.

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square  (adj.)
c.1300, "containing four equal sides and right angles," from square (n.). Meaning "honest, fair," is first attested 1564; that of "straight, direct" is from 1804. Sense of "old-fashioned" is 1944, U.S. jazz slang, said to be from shape of a conductor's hand gestures in a regular four-beat rhythm. (Square-toes meant nearly the same thing in 1771, from a style of shoes then fallen from fashion.) Squaresville is attested from 1956. Square one "the beginning" is first recorded 1960, probably from board games; square dance first attested 1870.

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square

adjective
1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" [ant: circular
2. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" [syn: straight] [ant: corrupt
3. providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" [syn: hearty
4. leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square" 
5. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" 
6. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned 

adverb
1. in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" [syn: squarely
2. in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" [syn: squarely
3. firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" [syn: squarely

noun
1. (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" 
2. the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" 
3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets [syn: public square
4. something approximating the shape of a square 
5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on 
6. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views 
7. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares" 
8. 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" 

verb
1. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" 
2. raise to the second power 
3. cause to match, as of ideas or acts 
4. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders" 
5. be compatible with; "one idea squares with another" 
6. pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him" 
7. turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: feather
8. turn the oar, while rowing [syn: feather

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square

In addition to the idioms beginning with square, also see back to the drawing board (square one); fair and square; on the square; round peg in a square hole; shoot straight (square).


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square1 [skweə] noun
a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles
Arabic: مُرَبَّع
Chinese (Simplified): 正方形(物)
Chinese (Traditional): 正方形(物)
Czech: čtverec
Danish: kvadrat
Dutch: vierkant
Estonian: ruut
Finnish: neliö
French: carré
German: das Quadrat
Greek: τετράγωνο
Hungarian: négyzet
Icelandic: ferningur
Indonesian: bujur sangkar
Italian: quadrato
Japanese: 正方形
Latvian: kvadrāts
Lithuanian: kvadratas
Norwegian: firkant, kvadrat
Polish: kwadrat
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): quadrado
Romanian: pătrat
Russian: квадрат
Slovak: štvorec
Slovenian: kvadrat
Swedish: kvadrat
Turkish: kare
square2 [skweə] noun
something in the shape of this
Arabic: شَكْل مُرَبَّع
Chinese (Simplified): 方形物体
Chinese (Traditional): 方形物體
Czech: čtverec
Danish: firkant
Dutch: vierkant
Estonian: ruut
Finnish: neliö
French: carré
German: das Quadrat
Greek: τετράγωνο
Hungarian: négyszög
Icelandic: ferningslaga hlutur
Indonesian: benda bujur sangkar
Italian: quadrato
Japanese: 正方形
Korean: 정사각형의 것
Latvian: kvadrātveida priekšmets
Lithuanian: kvadratas
Norwegian: firkant, kvadrat
Polish: kwadrat
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): quadrado
Romanian: pătrat
Russian: предмет квадратной формы
Slovak: štvorec
Slovenian: kvadrat
Swedish: fyrkant, ruta
Turkish: kare şeklinde bir şey
square3 [skweə] noun
an open place in a town, with the buildings round it
Arabic: مَيْدان
Chinese (Simplified): 广场
Chinese (Traditional): 廣場
Czech: náměstí
Danish: plads; torv
Dutch: plein
Estonian: väljak
Finnish: aukio
French: place
German: der Platz
Greek: πλατεία
Hungarian: tér
Icelandic: torg
Indonesian: lapangan
Italian: piazza
Japanese: 広場
Korean: 광장
Latvian: laukums
Lithuanian: aikštė
Norwegian: torg, plass
Polish: skwer, plac
Portuguese (Brazil): praça
Portuguese (Portugal): praça
Romanian: piaţă
Russian: площадь
Slovak: námestie
Slovenian: trg
Swedish: torg
Turkish: meydan
square4 [skweə] noun
the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself
Example: 3 × 3, or 3 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.
Arabic: مُرَيَّع العَدَد
Chinese (Simplified): 平方
Chinese (Traditional): 平方
Czech: dvojmocnina
Danish: kvadrattal
Dutch: kwadraat
Estonian: ruut, teine aste
Finnish: neliö
French: carré
German: das Quadrat
Greek: τετράγωνο αριθμού
Hungarian: négyzet
Icelandic: tvíveldi, annað veldi
Indonesian: pangkat
Italian: quadrato
Japanese: 2乗
Korean: 제곱, 평방
Latvian: kvadrāts, (skaitļa) otrā pakāpe
Lithuanian: kvadratas
Norwegian: annen potens
Polish: kwadrat
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): quadrado
Romanian: pătrat
Russian: квадрат величины
Slovak: druhá mocnina
Slovenian: kvadrat
Swedish: kvadrat
Turkish: kare
square1 [skweə] adjective
having the shape of a square or right angle
Example: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.
Arabic: مُرَبَّع الشَّكْل
Chinese (Simplified): 方形的;直角的
Chinese (Traditional): 方形的;直角的
Czech: čtvercový; hranatý
Danish: firkantet
Dutch: vierkant
Estonian: nelinurkne
Finnish: neliön muotoinen
French: carré
German: quadratisch
Greek: τετράγωνος
Hungarian: (négy)szögletes
Icelandic: ferhyrndur; kantaður, kubbslegur
Indonesian: segi empat
Italian: quadrato
Japanese: 角ばった
Korean: 정방형의, 모난, 튼튼한
Latvian: kvadrātveida-; taisnstūra-
Lithuanian: kvadratinis, keturkampis
Norwegian: firkantet, kvadratisk, kvadrat-
Polish: kwadratowy
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): quadrado
Romanian: pătrat
Russian: квадратный
Slovak: štvorcový; hranatý
Slovenian: kvadraten
Swedish: kvadratisk, fyrkantig, markerad
Turkish: kare şeklinde
square2 [skweə] adjective
(of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc (= equal)
Example: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square
Arabic: مُتَوازِن، مُتَعادِل
Chinese (Simplified): 结清(帐目)的
Chinese (Traditional): 結清(帳目)的
Czech: vyrovnaný
Danish: lige
Dutch: effen
Estonian: tasa(olev), võrdne
Finnish: tasoissa
French: quitte, à égalité
German: quitt
Greek: ίσος, δίκαιος, ισορροπημένος, που έρχεται στα ίσα
Hungarian: kiegyenlített; kvitt(ek)
Icelandic: jafn, kvittur
Indonesian: adil, sama
Italian: giusto, equo, in parità*
Japanese: 対等の
Korean: 청산된; 동점의
Latvian: vienāds; taisnīgs; godīgs
Lithuanian: atsiskaitęs, sutvarkytas
Norwegian: kvitt, oppgjort, lik, jevn
Polish: wyrównany, równy
Portuguese (Brazil): igual, empatado
Portuguese (Portugal): igual
Romanian: chit; la egalitate
Russian: равный; уравненный
Slovak: vyrovnaný
Slovenian: izenačen; bot
Swedish: kvitt, jämn
Turkish: eşit, ödenmiş, fit
square3 [skweə] adjective
measuring a particular amount on all four sides
Example: This piece of wood is two metres square.
Arabic: تَرْبيعي
Chinese (Simplified): 见方的
Chinese (Traditional): 見方的
Czech: čtvereční
Danish: på hver led
Dutch: vierkant
Estonian: igast (neljast) küljest
Finnish: kanttiinsa
French: carré
German: im Quadrat
Greek: τετραγωνικός
Hungarian: négyzet alakú
Icelandic: fermetri
Indonesian: persegi
Italian: quadrato
Japanese: 平方
Korean: 4각의, 방형(方形)의
Latvian: kvadrāta-; garumā un platumā
Lithuanian: kvadratinis
Norwegian: i kvadrat
Polish: z każdej strony
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): quadrado
Romanian: pătrat
Russian: квадратный
Slovak: štvorcový
Slovenian: kvadraten, na kvadrat
Swedish: kvadrat-
Turkish: … kare
square4 [skweə] adjective
old-fashioned
Example: square ideas about clothes
Arabic: قَديم، طِراز عَتيق
Chinese (Simplified): 古板的
Chinese (Traditional): 古板的
Czech: zastaralý
Danish: gammeldags
Dutch: ouderwets
Estonian: vanamoodne
Finnish: vanhanaikainen
French: vieux jeu
German: spießig
Greek: παλιομοδίτικος
Hungarian: ódivatú
Icelandic: hallærislegur
Indonesian: kuno
Italian: antiquato
Japanese: 昔風の
Korean: 케케묵은
Latvian: vecmodīgs
Lithuanian: senamadiškas
Norwegian: gammeldags
Polish: konserwatywny
Portuguese (Brazil): quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): antiquado
Romanian: de modă veche
Russian: отсталый
Slovak: zastaraný
Slovenian: staromoden
Swedish: insnöad, mossig
Turkish: muhafazakâr, tutucu
square1 [skweə] adverb
at right angles, or in a square shape
Example: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.
Arabic: بِشَكلٍ مُرَبَّع
Chinese (Simplified): 直角的
Chinese (Traditional): 直角的
Czech: v pravém úhlu
Danish: vinkelret
Dutch: rechthoekig
Estonian: täisnurkselt
Finnish: suorassa kulmassa
French: à angle droit (avec)
German: rechteckig
Greek: κάθετα, σε ορθή γωνία
Hungarian: derékszögben
Icelandic: (horn)rétt
Indonesian: siku-siku
Italian: (ad angolo retto)
Japanese: 直角に
Korean: 4각으로, 직각으로
Latvian: ar taisnu stūri; taisni
Lithuanian: tiesiai, statmenai
Norwegian: vinkelrett
Polish: pod kątem prostym
Portuguese (Brazil): em ângulo reto
Portuguese (Portugal): em esquadria
Romanian: în unghi drept (cu)
Russian: перпендикулярно
Slovak: v pravom uhle
Slovenian: pravokotno
Swedish: vinkelrätt
Turkish: 90 derece
square2 [skweə] adverb
firmly and directly
Example: She hit him square on the point of the chin.
Arabic: بالضَّبْط، مُباشَرَةً
Chinese (Simplified): 结结实实地
Chinese (Traditional): 結結實實地
Czech: rovnou
Danish: direkte
Dutch: regelrecht
Estonian: otse(joones)
Finnish: suoraan
French: en plein
German: direkt
Greek: ακριβώς (πάνω)
Hungarian: pont(osan)
Icelandic: beint; fast
Indonesian: tepat
Italian: proprio
Japanese: まともに
Korean: 똑바로, 정통으로
Latvian: precīzi; tieši
Lithuanian: tiesiai
Norwegian: rett, direkte
Polish: prosto
Portuguese (Brazil): em cheio
Portuguese (Portugal): em cheio
Romanian: în plin
Russian: прямо
Slovak: rovno
Slovenian: naravnost
Swedish: rakt, rätt
Turkish: tam ortasına, dosdoğru
square1 [skweə] verb
to give a square shape to or make square
Arabic: يُرَبِّع، يُعْطي شَكلا مُرَبَّعا
Chinese (Simplified): 把…弄成方形
Chinese (Traditional): 把…弄成方形
Czech: upravit do čtverce
Danish: gøre firkantet
Dutch: vierkant maken
Estonian: nelinurkseks tegema
Finnish: suoristaa
French: rendre carré
German: quadratisch machen
Greek: τετραγωνίζω
Hungarian: négyszögletesre alakít
Icelandic: gera ferkantaðan
Indonesian: membuat segiempat
Italian: squadrare
Japanese: 正方形にする
Korean: …을 정방형으로 만들다
Latvian: veidot kvadrātu
Lithuanian: suteikti kvadrato formą, padaryti kvadratą
Norwegian: gi firkantet form, gjøre firkantet
Polish: nadawać kształt kwadratu
Portuguese (Brazil): tornar quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): tornar quadrado
Romanian: a da o formă pătrată
Russian: придавать квадратную форму
Slovak: upraviť do štvorca
Slovenian: dati kvadratasto obliko
Swedish: göra kvadratisk(fyrkantig, rätvinklig)
Turkish: köşeli yapmak, kare yapmak
square2 [skweə] verb
to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc)
Example: I must square my account with you.
Arabic: يُسَوِّي حِسابا
Chinese (Simplified): 结清(帐目)
Chinese (Traditional): 結清(帳目)
Czech: vyrovnat
Danish: afregne
Dutch: vereffenen
Estonian: (arveid) klaarima, korda ajama
Finnish: selvittää
French: régler (ses comptes avec)
German: begleichen
Greek: κανονίζω, διευθετώ
Hungarian: kiegyenlít
Icelandic: gera upp við
Indonesian: menyelesaikan
Italian: regolare
Japanese: 清算する
Korean: 청산하다, 결제하다
Latvian: nokārtot (rēķinus); nolīdzināt (parādu)
Lithuanian: atsiskaityti, apmokėti, sutvarkyti
Norwegian: gjøre opp (for seg), skvære opp
Polish: wyrównać, policzyć się
Portuguese (Brazil): regrar, acertar
Portuguese (Portugal): acertar
Romanian: a regla (con­tu­rile cu)
Russian: улаживать; расплатиться
Slovak: vyrovnať
Slovenian: poravnati
Swedish: reglera, göra upp
Turkish: ödeşmek
square3 [skweə] verb
to (cause to) fit or agree
Example: His story doesn't square with the facts.
Arabic: يَتَناسَب، يَتَوافَق
Chinese (Simplified): 符合
Chinese (Traditional): 符合
Czech: být v souladu
Danish: stemme
Dutch: (doen) overeenstemmen
Estonian: (kokku) sobima, klapitama
Finnish: käydä yksiin
French: cadrer avec
German: übereinstimmen
Greek: συμφωνώ, ταιριάζω
Hungarian: megegyezik
Icelandic: samræmast
Indonesian: sesuai
Italian: quadrare
Japanese: 一致する
Korean: 일치하다, 맞추다, 적합하다
Latvian: saskanēt; atbilst
Lithuanian: atitikti
Norwegian: stemme, passe
Polish: pasować, dopasować
Portuguese (Brazil): enquadrar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): ajustar(-se)
Romanian: a se potrivi (cu)
Russian: соответствовать
Slovak: byť v súlade, zhodovať sa
Slovenian: ujemati se
Swedish: passa ihop, stämma överens
Turkish: uyuşmak, uy(dur)mak
square4 [skweə] verb
to multiply a number by itself
Example: Two squared is four.
Arabic: يُرَبِّع العَدَد
Chinese (Simplified): 平方
Chinese (Traditional): 平方
Czech: umocnit
Danish: opløfte til anden potens
Dutch: kwadrateren
Estonian: ruutu tõstma, teist astet leidma
Finnish: korottaa toiseen potenssiin
French: élever au carré
German: quadrieren
Greek: υψώνω στο τετράγωνο
Hungarian: négyzetre emel
Icelandic: hefja í annað veldi
Indonesian: kuadrat
Italian: elevare al quadrato*
Japanese: 2乗する
Korean: …을 제곱하다
Latvian: kāpināt kvadrātā
Lithuanian: pakelti kvadratu
Norwegian: opphøye i annen potens
Polish: podnosić do kwadratu
Portuguese (Brazil): elevar ao quadrado
Portuguese (Portugal): elevar ao quadrado
Romanian: a ridica la pătrat
Russian: возводить в квадрат
Slovak: umocniť
Slovenian: kvadrirati (število)
Swedish: upphöja i kvadrat
Turkish: karesini almak
See also: a square deal, squarely, fair and square, go back to square one, square centimetre, metre, square root, squared

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square    Audio Help   (skwâr)  Pronunciation Key 
Noun  
  1. A rectangle having four equal sides.
  2. The product that results when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself. The square of 8, for example, is 64.

Adjective   Of, being, or using units that express the measure of area.

Verb   To multiply a number, quantity, or expression by itself.

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square (of a number)

A number multiplied by itself, or raised to the second power. The square of three is nine; the square of nine is eighty-one.


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Square language
A query language, a precursor to SQL.
["Specifying Queries as Relational Expressions: The SQUARE Data Sublanguage", R.E. Boyce et al, CACM 18(11):621-628 (Nov 1975)].
(1995-05-02)

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Sarasota Square, FL Zip code(s): 34238

Central Square, NY (village, FIPS 13585) Location: 43.28672 N, 76.14077 W
Population (1990): 1671 (713 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13036

Rich Square, NC (town, FIPS 56440) Location: 36.27369 N, 77.28436 W
Population (1990): 1058 (440 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27869

Franklin Square, NY (CDP, FIPS 27309) Location: 40.70000 N, 73.67702 W
Population (1990): 28205 (10111 housing units)
Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11010

Kennett Square, PA (borough, FIPS 39352) Location: 39.84366 N, 75.71167 W
Population (1990): 5218 (1984 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 19348

Newtown Square, PA Zip code(s): 19073

New Square, NY (village, FIPS 50705) Location: 41.13965 N, 74.02861 W
Population (1990): 2605 (445 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Beacon Square, FL (CDP, FIPS 4650) Location: 28.21157 N, 82.74958 W
Population (1990): 6265 (3968 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Frankfort Square, IL (CDP, FIPS 27644) Location: 41.51890 N, 87.80314 W
Population (1990): 6227 (1892 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ (CDP, FIPS 45495) Location: 40.23070 N, 74.67171 W
Population (1990): 26873 (9365 housing units)
Area: 19.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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Square

Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus, Circum-.]

1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.

2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.

3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.

Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.

4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.

It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. --Is. xi. 22.

5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.

In the circle of this forest. --Shak.

6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.

As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.

7. A circular group of persons; a ring.

8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.

Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.

9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.

That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing. --Glanvill.

10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]

Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J. Fletcher.

11. A territorial division or district.

Note:

The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet.

Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.

Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.

Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve (Below).

Circle of declination. See under Declination.

Circle of latitude. (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles. (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.

Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.

Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place.

Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise.

Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a small circle.

Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.

Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats.

Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.

Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one containing inexpensive seats.

Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the hours.

Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called circle of curvature.

Pitch circle. See under Pitch.

Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.

Voltaic circle or circuit. See under Circuit.

To square the circle. See under Square.

Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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Square

Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient, Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess, Pedal.]

1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal