square
/skwɛə(ɹ)/ noun A2- A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- A cell in a grid. · You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
- A square piece, part, or surface. · a square of glass
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
Plural squares
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
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 Shaped like a square A2
- square To adjust so as to align with or place at a rig... C2
- square Directly. 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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