Main Entry: ²square

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): squar·er; squar·est

Date: 14th century

1 a : having four equal sides and four right angles b : forming a right angle <square corner> c : having a square base <a square pyramid>
2 : raised to the second power
3 a : being approximately a cube <square cabinet> b : having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline <square shoulders> <a square, thick, hard-working man — Maria Edgeworth> c : rectangular and equilateral in section <square tower>
4 a : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length <a square foot> — see metric system table, weight table b : being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions <10 feet square>
5 a : exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned b : just, fair <a square deal> <square in all his dealings> c : leaving no balance : settled d : even, tied e : substantial, satisfying <square meal> f : being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional
6 : set at right angles with the mast and keel —used of the yards of a square-rigged ship

— square·ness noun