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Definition square in American English

square adjective

adjective
/skwer/
1

in the shape of a square

Example

a small square garden

Synonyms and related words
arched circular conical
2

with edges or corners that are not as curved as usual

Example

He had full lips and a square jaw.

Example

He was short with broad square shoulders.

Synonyms and related words
aerodynamic angular as flat as a pancake
3

square units are used for measuring the area of something

Example

The police have an area of over 200 square miles to search.

Example

The room couldn't have been more than four yards square.

Synonyms and related words
acre are area
4

straight, or parallel with something straight

Example

Place the pieces together and make sure the edges are square.

Example

The corners aren't square.

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straight upright level
5

if two people are square, neither person owes the other anything

Example

You give me back six dollars and then we'll be square.

Synonyms and related words
afloat be even solvency
6

someone who is square is boring because they do not wear fashionable clothes or have fashionable interests

Synonyms and related words
old-fashioned primitive obsolete
Definition square in American English

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