square
/skwɛə(ɹ)/ adverb C2- Directly.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Dantès continued at his post in spite of the presence of the pilot, until this manœuvre was completed, and then he added, “Half-mast the colors, and square the yards!”
“The moment you have received this, have the kindness to take the letter of credit from my pocket-book, which you will find in the square drawer of the secrétaire; add your own to it, if it be not sufficient.
So Oz brought a pair of tinsmith’s shears and cut a small, square hole in the left side of the Tin Woodman’s breast.
He put the heart in the Woodman’s breast and then replaced the square of tin, soldering it neatly together where it had been cut.
Other matches
- square A polygon with four straight sides of equal len... A2
- square Shaped like a square A2
- square To adjust so as to align with or place at a rig... C2
- square around To shift to a position to ready to bunt, i.e. b...
- square away To square the ship's yards to make her run befo...
- square off To get ready for a confrontation
- square up To get ready for a fight.
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