Square

/skwɛə(ɹ)/

The meaning and definition of Square, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. 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.”
  2. (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!”
adjective
  1. Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.
    “9 is a square number.”
  2. Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
    “a man of a square frame”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms carpenter's square framing square steel square hash pound sign sharp
Antonyms crooked

Origin

From Old French esquarre.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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