squares

Meaning of squares

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.
    64 is the square of 8.
  6. A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
  7. (1950s slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
    Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
  8. The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
    Enter your account number followed by a square.
  9. The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
    An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
  10. A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
  11. (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.
  12. (academia) A mortarboard
  13. A square meal.
    Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
  14. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
  15. The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
  16. The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
  17. The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
  18. Cigarette.
  19. A vat used for fermentation.
verb
  1. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
    The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
  2. To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
    John can square this question up for us.
  3. To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
    I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
  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.
    square the circle
  6. To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
  7. To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
  8. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
  9. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
  10. To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
  11. To form with four sides and four right angles.
  12. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
    to square mason's work
  13. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
  14. To hold a quartile position respecting.

Information about squares

  • The singular form of squares is: square.
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Hyphenation of squares

squares

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • squares is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

squares synonyms

Meaning :

tetragon, piazza, plaza, hash, sharp

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