squares Meaning & Definition
What Does Squares Mean?
Squares is used as a noun meaning plural of square. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of square. As a verb, it means To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular.
Quick Facts About Squares
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /skwɛəz/ |
| Synonyms | carpenter's square, framing square and steel square |
Squares Definition (Noun)
- plural of square
Squares as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of square
Noun
- A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- 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.
- 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.
- A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (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!
- The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
Enter your account number followed by a square.
- 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.
- 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.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.
- (academia) A mortarboard
- A square meal.
Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
- Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
- Cigarette.
- A vat used for fermentation.
Verb
- 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.
- To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
John can square this question up for us.
- To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
- Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
square the circle
- To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
to square mason's work
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- To hold a quartile position respecting.
Synonyms of Squares
Squares synonyms and antonyms →Squares in a Sentence
64 is the square of 8.
Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
Enter your account number followed by a square.
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.
Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
John can square this question up for us.
I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
square the circle
to square mason's work
Word Forms & Grammar
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