Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
square (noun)1.
an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles
2.
a rectangle with all four sides equal
3.
any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games
4.
the product of a number multiplied by itself
5.
a) an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets
b) - block
6.
a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face
7.
an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts
8.
a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life
9.
a square meal - ate three squares a day
1.
a) having four equal sides and four right angles
b) forming a right angle - square corner
c) having a square base - a square pyramid
2.
raised to the second power
3.
a) being approximately a cube - square cabinet
b) having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline - square shoulders a square, thick, hard-working man Maria Edgeworth
c) rectangular and equilateral in section - square tower
4.
a) being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length - a square foot see metric system table weight table
b) being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions - 10 feet square
5.
a) exactly adjusted precisely constructed or aligned
b) - just fair a square deal square in all his dealings
c) leaving no balance - settled
d) - even tied
e) - substantial satisfying square meal
f) being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional
6.
set at right angles with the mast and keel - used of the yards of a square-rigged ship
transitive verb
1.
a) to make square or rectangular - square a building stone
b) to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface
2.
to bring approximately to a right angle - squared his shoulders
3.
a) to multiply (a number) by itself raise to the second power
b) to find a square equal in area to - square a circle
4.
to regulate or adjust by or to some standard or principle - square our actions by the opinions of others John Milton
5.
a) - balance settle square an account
b) to even the score of
6.
to mark off into - squares
7.
a) to set right bring into agreement - squared their goals with their beliefs
intransitive verb
b) - bribe fix
1.
to agree precisely - correspond your actions should square with your words
2.
to settle matters , especially to pay the bill
1.
in a straightforward or honest manner
2.
a) so as to face or be face-to-face
b) at right angles
3.
with nothing intervening - directly ran square into it
4.
in a firm manner - looked her square in the eye
5.
in a square shape
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
square (adjective)1.
having four equal sides and four right angles
SYNONYMS:
foursquare, quadrateRELATED WORDS:
blockish, blocky, boxlike, boxy, cubic, cubical, cuboid; squarish; rectangular2.
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
SYNONYMS:
candid, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudicedRELATED WORDS:
frank, forthright, open, straight, straightforward; balanced, rational, reasonableNEAR ANTONYMS:
deceitful, deceptive, dishonest; arbitrary, unconscionable, unreasonable; jaundiced, unfriendly, unsympathetic; colored, distorted, warped1.
to be in agreement on every point
SYNONYMS:
accord, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme ( rime), sort, square, tallyRELATED WORDS:
equal, match, parallel; align ( aline), line up, registerNEAR ANTONYMS:
contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar2.
to influence someone with a bribe
SYNONYMS:
buy, corrupt, have, pay off, squareRELATED WORDS:
fix, tamper (with); abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp; allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt; motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate; goad, induce; flatter, persuade; snare, trap