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area Britain, North America, Australia For constructional floor area and roofing = 100 ft² (9.290 3~ m²) (expressed for a house in North America it includes all floors except the basement); for carpet etc., = 1 yd². Note that, while used as a preceding adjective for deriving areal expressions from linear units (in an English context), ‘square’ should not be used so for seconds and other non-linear units subject to power-raising; for these the adjective ‘squared’ should be used after the unit, e.g. an acceleration of 3 metres per second squared.

noun

An old-fashioned person who is reluctant to change or innovate: fogy, fossil, fuddy-duddy, mossback. Informal stick-in-the-mud. See new/old.

adjective

1. Having four equal sides and four right angles: quadrate. See geometry.
2. Free from bias in judgment: disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced. Idioms: fair and square. See fair/unfair.
3. Owing or being owed nothing: even¹, quit, quits. See pay/owe.
4. Conforming to established practice or standards: button-down, conformist, conventional, establishmentarian, orthodox, straight, traditional. See usual/unusual.

verb

1. To make equal: equalize, equate, even¹, level. See same/different/compare.
2. To make or become suitable to a particular situation or use: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fashion, fit¹, reconcile, suit, tailor. See change/persist.
3. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit¹, harmonize, match, tally. Informal jibe¹. Archaic quadrate. See agree/disagree.
4. To set right by giving what is due: clear, discharge, liquidate, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle. See pay/owe.

adverb

With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack¹, squarely, straight. Slang smack-dab. See precise/imprecise.

Idioms beginning with square:
square away
square deal
square meal, a
square off
square one's shoulders
square peg in a round hole
square the circle
square up

See also back to the drawing board (square one); fair and square; on the square; round peg in a square hole; shoot straight (square).

Definition: honest, genuine
Antonyms: deceiving, dishonest, fake, underhand

adj

Definition: old-fashioned, conventional
Antonyms: current, in vogue, new, popular, stylish, trendy

v

Definition: correspond, agree
Antonyms: disagree

v

Definition: pay off, satisfy
Antonyms: owe

n. a body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.

1. (square oneself) adopt a posture of defense.

2. set (a yard or other part of a ship) approximately at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

English musical term of the 15th and 16th centuries for the bottom part of a 14th-century polyphonic composition which is used in a later composition.

1. A measure of roofing materials; equals 100 sq ft (9.29 sq m).
2. Any piece of material sawn or cut to be rectangular with equal dimensions on all four sides.
3. A steel square for checking angles.

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Squares suggest stability, which in a dream may reflect a felt state or indicate a need for more stability. Squares also signify strength and solidity (square jaw or square shoulders).

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

• Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - square: product of number multiplied by itself
• Geometric Shapes and Mathematically Defined Forms - square: two-dimensional figure with four equilateral, right-angled sides; right-angled rhombus
• Common Tools and Tool Types - square: instrument with straight edges and at least one ninety-degree angle, used to plot right angles
• Measuring and Marking Tools - square: any instrument with straight edges and at least one ninety degree angle, used to plot right angles
• Roadways and Driving - square: open area where two or more streets converge, usu. surrounded on all sides by buildings
• Reflections and References
• Behavior or Personality
• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned
• Fixed Positions and Points - square: (adj) exactly aligned; straight, level
• Shapes - square: parallelogram with four equal sides and four right angles; (adj) having four equal sides and four right angles in plane figure
• Users and Abusers - square: Slang. user’s term for person not using drugs

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Contents 1 Mathematics and science 2 Construction 3 Software Engineering 4 Entertainment 5 Companies 6 Square characters and boxes 7 Other 8 See also

Square or squares may refer to:

Mathematics and science

• Square (cipher), a cryptographic block cipher
• Square (geometry), a regular quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles
• Square number, an integer that is the square of another integer

Construction

• Square (area), an Imperial unit of floor area and other construction materials
• Square, a public meeting place:
  • Town square, an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings
  • Market square, an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading
  • Garden square, an open space with buildings surrounding a garden
• Square, a "L" or "T" shaped tool:
  • Combination square, a tool with a ruled blade and one or more interchangeable heads
  • Machinist square, a metalworking tool used to produce right angles
  • Steel square, also called a "framing" or "carpenter's" square, produces right angles
  • Try square, a woodworking tool for checking right angles
• Square, or quadrature, the process of producing right angles

Software Engineering

• SQuaRE (Software engineering) a standard for Software product QUAlity Requirements and Evaluation.

Entertainment

• Square (album), an album by Buck 65
• Square (band), a musical trio from Lincoln, Nebraska
• "Squares", a song by That Handsome Devil from A City Dressed in Dynamite

Companies

• Square (company), former video game company that merged with Enix to become Square Enix
• Square (conglomerate), a Bangladeshi conglomerate of textiles, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, consumer products companies
• Square (application), a service and device that allows credit card payments to be accepted through mobile devices

Square characters and boxes

• Square (character) (■), a written character
• ㅁ, ᆷ, ᄆ (Hangul characters)
• ロ (Ro (kana)
• 口, 囗 (Radical 30, Kangxi radical)

Other

• Infantry square, a military tactic used by infantry when threatened by cavalry
• Square (astrological aspect), an aspect of 90 degrees
• Square (dessert), a dessert bar with the texture of a firm cake but softer than a cookie
• Square (sailing), to adjust the position of the yardarms on a square-rigged vessel to a 90 degree angle with the keel
• Square (slang), several meanings, such as a person or a cigarette

See also

• All pages beginning with "Square"
• All pages with titles containing "Square"
• The Square (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - firkant, kvadrat, rude, tørklæde, torv, plads, karré, vinkel, kvadratrod
adj. - firkantet, kvadratisk, retvinklet, kvadrat-, redelig, ærlig, direkte, firskåren, kvit, gammeldags, konventionel
adv. - oprigtigt, vinklet
v. tr. - tilhugge, gøre firkantet, gøre retvinklet, kanthugge, opløfte til anden potens, ordne, afgøre, udligne, tilfredsstille, bestikke
v. intr. - være enig, udligne

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    en firkantet pind i et rundt hul
• back to square one    tilbage ved udgangspunktet, ikke kommet videre
• get square    gøre op med, få hævn
• on the square    vinkelret
• set square    få på plads
• square away    bringe i orden, rydde, gøre klar
• square dance    square dance; am. folkedans, kvadrilledans
• square deal    ærlig handel, fair behandling
• square knot    rebknude, dobbelt halvstik
• square meal    solidt måltid
• square off    kvadrere
• square refusal    direkte afvisning
• square root    kvadratrod
• square shooter    regulær fyr
• square the circle    løse cirklens kvadratur
• square up    leve op til, bravt stå ansigt til ansigt, afregne
• square up to    se i øjnene, stille sig overfor
• square with    bringe i overensstemmelse, stemme med

Nederlands (Dutch)
vierkant, kwadraat, plein, winkelhaak, ruitje, oerconservatief persoon, kwadrateren, vereffenen, recht maken, laten kloppen, ruitjes trekken, met rechte hoek, rechthoekig, stevig, eerlijk, kloppend, behoorlijk, gelijk

Français (French)
n. - place, cour, carreau, case, (Math) carré, (Math, Tech) équerre, ringard
adj. - bien droit, (Math, Mes) carré, (fig) équilibré, quitte, à égalité, honnête, vieux jeu, ringard
adv. - en plein milieu, directement
v. tr. - équarrir, couper (qch) au carré ou à angle droit, régler (un compte), (fig) régler ses comptes avec qn, (Sport) égaliser, s'occuper de (qn), graisser la patte à (fam)
v. intr. - équarrir, cadrer, correspondre, s'accorder, régler ses comptes

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    ne pas (être) dans son élément, (ne pas être) taillé pour cela
• all square    (être) quitte, (Sport) (être) à égalité
• back at square one    (se retrouver) au point de départ, recommencer
• back to square one    retour à la case départ, recommencer
• get square    arranger/disposer au carré/dans l'ordre
• on the square    (faire les choses) dans les règles, (GB) (être) franc-maçon
• out of square    hors d'équerre, (lit) (ne pas être) d'équerre, (fig) pas exact ou régulier
• set square    équerre
• square away    (Naut) équarrir les vergues d'un voilier, ranger, remettre (qch) à sa place
• square dance    quadrille
• square deal    affaire honnête
• square knot    (US) n¯ud plat
• square meal    bon repas, repas substantiel
• square off    (US) se faire face (dans une dispute), se mettre en garde, diviser en carrés, quadriller, équarrir
• square refusal    refus catégorique
• square root    racine carrée
• square shooter    (US) personne honnête et franche (arg)
• square the circle    (fig) faire la quadrature du cercle
• square up    se mettre en garde, faire face à, régler ses comptes, couper au carré/à angle droit, équarrir, régler, payer
• square up to    faire face à
• square with    correspondre à, cadrer avec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Platz, Feld, Quadrat, Winkel
v. - rechtwinklig machen, quadrieren, übereinstimmen, ausgleichen, begleichen
adj. - quadratisch, rechtwinkelig, viereckig, ehrlich
adv. - quadratisch, rechtwinkelig, viereckig, ehrlich, genau, fest

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    ein Mensch am falschen Platz
• all square    ein Konto ausgleichen
• back at square one    wieder von vorn anfangen müssen
• back to square one    nochmal von vorn anfangen müssend
• get square    quitt werden, sich abfinden
• on the square    ehrlich
• out of square    Stellwinkel, der
• set square    Winkel, Zeichendreieck
• square away    fortsegeln
• square dance    (Mus.) Square dance
• square deal    faires Geschäft
• square knot    einfacher Knoten (aus zwei Halbknoten)
• square meal    anständige Mahlzeit
• square off    rechtwinklig machen, sich kampfbereit machen
• square refusal    glatte Zurückweisung
• square root    Quadratwurzel
• square shooter    (ugs.) anständiger Kerl
• square the circle    den Kreis quadrieren
• square up    abrechnen
• square up to    (mutig) gegenübertreten
• square with    übereinstimmen mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τετράγωνο (σχήμα), πλατεία, (ΗΠΑ) οικοδομικό τετράγωνο, τετραγωνίδιο (σκακιέρας κ.λπ.), (μαθημ.) δεύτερη εκθετική δύναμη, τετράγωνο, γνώμονας
v. - τετραγωνίζω/-ομαι, ισιώνω, ευθυγραμμίζω/-ομαι, γωνιάζω/-ομαι, ισοσκελίζω/-ομαι, εξαγοράζω, δωροδοκώ, εξοφλώ, ξεπληρώνω, (μαθημ.) υψώνω στο τετράγωνο, (στο ποδόσφαιρο) σεντράρω
adj. - τετράγωνος, τετραγωνικός, σε ορθή γωνία, δίκαιος, τίμιος, ξενέρωτος
adv. - δίκαια, τίμια, κάθετα

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    ακατάλληλος άνθρωπος σε ακατάλληλη θέση
• back to square one    φτου κι απ' την αρχή!
• get square    ισοφαρίζω, πατσίζω
• on the square    κάθετος, ευθύς, αξιόπιστος
• set square    γνώμονας, τρίγωνο σχεδίασης
• square away    (ΗΠΑ) τακτοποιώ τα πράγματά μου
• square dance    καντρίλια, αντικριστός χορός
• square deal    τίμια συναλλαγή, τίμιο φέρσιμο
• square knot    σταυρόκομπος
• square meal    (καθομ.) γεύμα της προκοπής
• square off    (σε πυγμαχία) παίρνω στάση επίθεσης ή άμυνας, είμαι έτοιμος για καβγά, διακανονίζω
• square refusal    κατηγορηματική άρνηση
• square root    (μαθημ.) τετραγωνική ρίζα
• square shooter    μπεσαλής
• square the circle    τετραγωνίζω τον κύκλο
• square up    (καθομ.) διακανονίζω, επανορθώνω, εξοφλώ
• square up to    αντιμετωπίζω δυναμικά, εξηγούμαι
• square with    ανταποκρίνομαι/αντιστοιχώ σε, εναρμονίζομαι/συμβαδίζω με, συμπίπτω, ταιριάζω με, εξηγούμαι με

Italiano (Italian)
saldare, regolare, quadrare, quadrettare, piazza, quadrato, squadra

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    fuori posto
• back to square one    ricominciare daccapo
• get square    diventare serio
• on the square    onestamente
• square away    riordinare
• square dance    quadriglia
• square deal    onesta conclusione di un affare
• square knot    nodo doppio
• square meal    buon pranzo
• square off    squadrare
• square refusal    rifiuto chiaro e tondo
• square root    radice quadrata
• square shooter    persona onesta
• square the circle    quadrare il cerchio
• square up    affrontare faccia a faccia
• square up to    pareggiare i conti con
• square with    regolare i conti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quadrado (m) (Mat.), praça (f), segunda potência de um número (Mat.), pessoa antiquada, medida de área (Mat.)
v. - endireitar, formar ângulo reto, elevar ao quadrado, concordar, adaptar-se, igualar, subornar
adj. - quadrado, certo, antiquado, na segunda potência (Mat.), justo, completo, sólido
adv. - diretamente, firmemente

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    pato fora d'água
• back to square one    voltar à estaca zero
• get square    ser categórico
• on the square    nos trilhos
• set square    colocar em posição perpendicular
• square away    dar um jeito
• square dance    quadrilha
• square deal    tratamento honesto
• square knot    nó duplo
• square meal    refeição reforçada
• square off    estar pronto para a luta
• square refusal    inequívoco
• square root    raiz quadrada
• square shooter    pessoa honesta
• square the circle    conseguir algo impossível
• square up    liquidar uma conta
• square up to    colocar-se diante de, enfrentar
• square with    estar quites com

Русский (Russian)
квадрат, площадь, сквер, квартал (в городе), клетка, квадратный, прямоугольный, перпендикулярный, взятый в квадрате, точный, честный, равный (о счете), перпендикулярно, лицом к лицу, придавать прямоугольную форму, , выпрямлять, определять площадь

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    абсолютно неподходящий человек (для данной работы)
• back to square one    (вернуться) к тому, с чего начал
• get square    платить или иначе улаживать дела с кредиторами
• on the square    под прямым углом, честно, без обмана, на равных началах, на одинаковом уровне
• set square    угольник
• square away    приготовить, подготовить, уладить, привести в порядок
• square dance    кадриль
• square deal    сдача без жульничества, честная сделка, честный поступок, непредвзятое отношение
• square knot    рифовый узел
• square meal    сытная еда
• square off    расчерчивать на квадраты
• square refusal    категорический отказ
• square root    квадратный корень
• square shooter    честный и справедливый человек
• square the circle    пытаться найти квадратуру круга, пытаться сделать невозможное
• square up    выравнивать, устанавливать или обрабатывать под прямым углом, торцевать
• square up to    считаться с чем-л., учитывать что-л.
• square with    соответствовать, приспосабливать

Español (Spanish)
n. - plaza, plazoleta, cuadrado, cuadro, escuadra
adj. - cuadrado, a escuadra, escuadrado, en cuadro, cuadrangular
adv. - en cuadro, honradamente, de cara, directamente, firmemente, en forma de cuadrado, cuadrado, cuadro, honradez, buena fe
v. tr. - saldar, ajustar, adaptar, cuadrar, elevar al cuadrado, cuadricular, escuadrar, poner en ángulo recto, justificar, amoldar, arreglar, regular, sobornar
v. intr. - concordar, conformarse (una cosa con otra), equivaler a un cuadrado de cierto lado, pagar la cuenta, tomar una actitud puglística

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    estar como pez fuera del agua
• all square    igualados, empatados
• back at square one    sin progresos, como se comenzó, tener que empezar todo de cero, desde el principio
• back to square one    tener que empezar todo de cero, desde el principio
• get square    vengarse o desquitarse de
• on the square    en ángulo recto, a escuadra, honradamente
• out of square    fuera de escuadra, irregular
• set square    cartabón, escuadra
• square away    prepararse, disponerse, dejar todo en orden para
• square dance    baile de figuras, contradanza
• square deal    trato recto o justo, juego limpio
• square knot    nudo llano, nudo de envergue o de rizo
• square meal    comida decente
• square off    alistarse para pelear
• square refusal    negativa contundente
• square root    raíz cuadrada
• square shooter    persona honrada, hombre justo
• square the circle    hacer algo imposible
• square up    ponerse en guardia, saldar cuentas, enfrentarse con
• square up to    enfrentar con coraje, disponerse a luchar, considerar de manera realista
• square with    coincidir con, conformar con, ajustar a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvadrat, fyrkant, ruta, torg, öppen plats, vinkelhake, vinkel, sjalett, kvadrattal
v. - göra kvadratisk, kanthugga, sträcka på, avpassa, passa ihop, stämma överens, inta gard
adj. - kvadratisk, fyrkantig, kanthuggen, rätvinklig, vinkelrät, reglerad, balanserad, renhårig, ärlig,
adv. - ärligt, redbart, rätvinkligt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正方形, 方块, 方形物, 广场, 正方形的, 公正的, 正直的, 成正方形地, 公平地, 正当地, 成直角地, 垂直地, 面对面地, 使成正方形, 求...的面积, 使成平方, 使挺直, 成正方形, 一致, 相符, 成直角, 成平局

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    不合适的人或东西
• back to square one    问题回到原态, 并没有解决
• get square    向...报仇, 算帐
• on the square    成直角, 正直, 公平地, 以平等条件
• set square    三角板
• square away    迎风扬帆, 摆好姿势, 把一切弄整齐
• square dance    方块舞
• square deal    公平交易, 诚实交易
• square knot    平结
• square meal    充足的餐饭, 美餐, 饱餐
• square off    摆好姿势
• square refusal    断然的拒绝
• square root    平方根
• square shooter    公正的人
• square the circle    做办不到的事
• square up    付讫, 结清
• square up to    正视
• square with    与...相符, 跟...算帐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 正方形, 方塊, 方形物, 廣場
adj. - 正方形的, 公正的, 正直的
adv. - 成正方形地, 公平地, 正當地, 成直角地, 垂直地, 面對面地
v. tr. - 使成正方形, 求...的面積, 使成平方, 使挺直
v. intr. - 成正方形, 一致, 相符, 成直角, 成平局

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    不合適的人或東西
• back to square one    問題回到原態, 並沒有解決
• get square    向...報仇, 算帳
• on the square    成直角, 正直, 公平地, 以平等條件
• set square    三角板
• square away    迎風揚帆, 擺好姿勢, 把一切弄整齊
• square dance    方塊舞
• square deal    公平交易, 誠實交易
• square knot    平結
• square meal    充足的餐飯, 美餐, 飽餐
• square off    擺好姿勢
• square refusal    斷然的拒絕
• square root    平方根
• square shooter    公正的人
• square the circle    做辦不到的事
• square up    付訖, 結清
• square up to    正視
• square with    與...相符, 跟...算帳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정사각형, 스퀘어 (100평방 피트), (거리의 네모진) 광장
adj. - 직각의, 평방의, (표면이) 평평한
adv. - 솔직하게 , 네모지게
v. tr. - 정방형으로 하다, (어깨 등을) 펴다, ~을 제곱하다
v. intr. - 직각을 이루다, 일치하다, 청산하다

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    적합치 않은 사람
• get square    ~과 대등하게 되다, 원한을 갚다
• square away    순풍을 받고 달리다, 갖추다, 준비하다
• square off    자세를 취하다, 공세를 취하다
• square up    곧추 서다, 청산하다, (그림을) 다수의 모눈을 써 전사하다
• square up to    ~와 맞붙다
• square with    병존할 수 있는, 함께 받아들일 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 正方形, 四角なもの, 広場, 一区画, 街区, 街区の一辺の距離, 2乗, 平方, 直角定規, かね尺
v. - 正方形にする, 四角に区切る, まっすぐにする, 適合させる, 一致させる, 決済する, 買収する, 賄賂を使う, 2乗する, 同点にする
adv. - 直角に, 四角に, 公正に, まともに, 公平に
adj. - 正方形の, 直角の, 角張った, 正直な, 平方の, 率直な, 対等な, 貸し借りのない, 四角い

idioms:

• a square peg in a round hole    不適格者, 不適任者
• get square    対等になる
• on the square    直角の, 正直な, 公正に
• set square    三角定規
• square away    追い風をうける, 整える, 身構える
• square dance    スクエアダンス
• square deal    公正な取引, 札を公正に配ること
• square knot    こま結び
• square meal    充実した食事
• square off    四角に切る, 四角に区切る, 身構える
• square refusal    きっぱりした拒絶
• square root    平方根
• square shooter    正直者
• square the circle    面積が円と等しい四角形を作る, 無駄な努力をする
• square up    清算する, 身構える, 立ち向かう
• square up to    向かって身構える
• square with    違ったものを一つにまとめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مربع, ساحه, ميدان, تربيع العدد (فعل) ربع, شكل مربعا, سدد ( حساب), عادل (النتيجه) (صفه) مربع, قائم الزاويه, عادل, متوازن (ظرف) بأمانه و استقامه, بالضبط, مباشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ריבוע, משבצת, מטפחת, זוויתון, רחבה, כיכר, בלוק-בניינים, חזקה שנייה, ארוחה משביעה, מערך חיילים ריבועי, שמרן, מרובע‬
adj. - ‮רבוע, ישר-זווית, הוגן, כן, מוסדר, מאוזן, מסולק, מיושן, לא באופנה‬
adv. - ‮בזווית ישרה, ישר, היישר, בהגינות, בכנות, בשוויון נקודות‬
v. tr. - ‮ריבע, יישר (שיפוע), שיבץ, איזן, הסדיר, ס‬
v. intr. - ‮נהג במתאגרף‬

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