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square

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskwɛə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skwɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skwâr)

Inflections of 'square' (adj):

squarer: adj comparative

squarest: adj superlative

Inflections of 'square' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

squares: v 3rd person singular

squaring: v pres p

squared: v past

squared: v past p

Collocations for "square"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "square" in context.

square

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

the [town, village, neighborhood] square
a [market, meeting, gathering, concert] in the [town] square
[Trafalgar, Times, Tiananmen] Square
a [large, small, big, tiny] square
a [T, building, measuring, set] square
[even, equal, thick] squares
a [four-inch] square
a [rough, perfect] square
[white, black, brown, beige, transparent] squares
a [parade, drill, cricket] square
the [grid, section, wall, dancefloor] has [25] squares
the [grid] [contains, is divided into] [25] squares
tear [cloth, paper, bread] into squares
divide it (up) into squares
[draw, measure] a square
move the [bishop, pawn, king] two squares
land on a [black, red, white] square
the squares on a [draughts, chess, games] board
a square of [dark, white, milk] chocolate
slang: [don't be, you're] such a square!
slang: he's so square!
slang: be there or be square!

n as adj

[55] square [feet, miles]
[it, the angle] is perfectly square
[lead, do] a square dance
[fit, like] a square peg in a round hole
a square [pyramid, base]
[in, is, has] a square shape
is square-shaped
a square-shaped [table, face]

square the [angle, picture, lumber]
square the [number, unit]
square a piece of [wood, fabric]
(trying to) square the circle
[can you, try to] square it with your conscience
does not square with the [facts, statement]
squared her [back, shoulders]
square off against your [opponent, competition]
square up against your [opponent]
square up your [tab]
squaring up for the fight
square away with [him, your bookie]
square away your [tab, bill, account]

adj

a square meal
[that is, get] a square deal
just give me a square answer
ok, we're square
my parents are so square!

adv

[ran, slammed] square into [each other, the wall]
hit him square in the [face, stomach]
(won it) fair and square

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'square' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cut - area - bear - center - feature - foot - form - length - total - mirror - lot - market - town - village - alive - back - fair - quilt - circle - clasp - debris - disturbance - fighting - jaw - knot - lawn - loft - matrix - revel - root - rug - yard - footage - forehead - formation - fountain - hanging - inch - peg - pillar - plaster - province - shaped - enclosed - swamp - swirl - tile - string - leaflet - hawk

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