squares

Meanings

Noun

• (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
• the product of two equal terms
• an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
• something approximating the shape of a square
• someone who doesn't understand what is going on
• a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
• any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
  • "a checkerboard has 64 squares"
• a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
• plural of square

Verb

• make square
• raise to the second power
• cause to match, as of ideas or acts
• position so as to be square
• be compatible with
  • "one idea squares with another"
• pay someone and settle a debt
• turn the paddle; in canoeing
• turn the oar, while rowing
• third-person singular simple present indicative of square

Synonyms

feather, foursquare, lame, public square, second power, square, square toes, square up