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Moderatesquare
The correct spelling is square.
How to pronounce square
/skwɛə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /skwɛə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Skw-are
The correct spelling is square. A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral. For example: "64 is the square of 8."
Usage Examples
“64 is the square of 8.”
“Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!”
“Enter your account number followed by a square.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- 2.Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
- 3.An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- 4.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.
- 5.The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
verb
- 1.To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- 2.To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- 3.To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- 4.Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- 5.To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
adjective
- 1.Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- 2.Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- 3.Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.
- 4.Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- 5.Honest; straightforward.
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