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- English Word Square Definition A pane of glass.
- English Word Square Definition A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- English Word Square Definition One hundred superficial feet.
- English Word Square Definition An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.
- English Word Square Definition An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
- English Word Square Definition Hence, a pattern or rule.
- English Word Square Definition The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 / 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2.
- English Word Square Definition Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
- English Word Square Definition A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
- English Word Square Definition Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- English Word Square Definition The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- English Word Square Definition The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
- English Word Square Definition The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- English Word Square Definition Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
- English Word Square Definition Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
- English Word Square Definition Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
- English Word Square Definition Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
- English Word Square Definition Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
- English Word Square Definition Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
- English Word Square Definition Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
- English Word Square Definition 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.
- English Word Square Definition To form with four sides and four right angles.
- English Word Square Definition To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
- English Word Square Definition To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- English Word Square Definition To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
- English Word Square Definition To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
- English Word Square Definition To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
- English Word Square Definition To hold a quartile position respecting.
- English Word Square Definition To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
- English Word Square Definition To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.