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- square [adj1] honest, genuine aboveboard, decent, equal, equitable, ethical, even, fair, fair-and-square, impartial, impersonal, just, nonpartisan, objective, on-the-level, sporting, sportspersonlike, straight, straightforward, unbiased, unprejudiced, upright; concepts 267,542 —Ant. deceiving, dishonest, fake
square [adj2] four-sided boxlike, boxy, equalsided, equilateral, foursquare, orthogonal, quadrate, quadratic, quadratical, rectangular, rectilinear, right-angled, squared, squarish; concept 486
square [adj3] old-fashioned, conventional behind the times, bourgeois, button-down*, conservative, dated, orthodox, out-of-date, straight*, strait-laced*, stuffy*; concepts 401,404 —Ant. current, in vogue, new, popular, stylish
square [n1] person who is old-fashioned, conventional antediluvian, conservative, diehard*, fuddy-duddy*, reactionary, stickin-the-mud*, traditionalist; concept 423
square [n2] municipal park area, center, circle, common, green, plaza, space, village green; concept 509
square [v1] correspond, agree accord, balance, check out, coincide, conform, dovetail*, fit, fit in, gee, harmonize, jibe, match, reconcile, tally; concept 664 —Ant. disagree
square [v2] pay off, satisfy balance, bribe, buy, buy off, clear, clear off, clear up, corrupt, discharge, fix, have, liquidate, make even, pay, pay up, quit, rig, settle, tamper with; concept 341 —Ant. owe
square [v3] adapt, regulate accommodate, adjust, align, conform, even up, fit, level, quadrate, reconcile, suit, tailor, tailor-make*, true; concepts 126,202
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Square — may mean:Mathematics*Square (algebra), to multiply a number or other quantity by itself **Perfect square **Square matrix **Square number **Square root*Square (geometry), a polygon with four equal sides and angles **Unit square*Square wave, a… … Wikipedia
Square — (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [ e]querre a carpenter s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad}, {Squire} a square.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Square — (skw[^a]r), a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure. [1913 Webster] 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Square — Square, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared} (skw[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.] 1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To form with right angles and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Square D — is an American manufacturer of equipment used to control and distribute electric power headquartered in Palatine, Illinois.First formed in 1903 as the McBride Manufacturing Company, they subsequently changed their name to the Detroit Fuse and… … Wikipedia
Square — Square, v. i. 1. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit. [1913 Webster] No works shall find acceptance . . . That square not truly with the Scripture plan. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To go to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Square Co. — Infobox Defunct company company name=Square Company, Ltd. 株式会社スクウェア company logo= company type=Public (defunct) fate=Merged with Enix successor=Square Enix foundation=September 1983 defunct=April 1, 2003 location=Tokyo, Japan industry=Interactive … Wikipedia
square — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare to square, from Latin ex + quadrare to square more at quadrate Date: 13th century 1. an instrument having at least one right angle and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Square-up — A square up was a common feature of exploitation films in the 1940s and 1950s. With the exception of most burlesque features during the 1950s, the films would begin with a written message about what social or moral issue the film was planning to… … Wikipedia
SQUARE — n. m. Mot emprunté de l’anglais. Petit jardin public, le plus souvent établi au milieu d’une place. Le square de la tour Saint Jacques. Square Sainte Clotilde. Des enfants jouaient dans le square … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
square — See: FAIR AND SQUARE, SHOOT STRAIGHT or SHOOT SQUARE … Dictionary of American idioms
