squares
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🇺🇸
/skwɛərz/
🇬🇧
/skweəz/
(square)
four equal sides
Etymology
'square' originates from Old French (Norman) 'esquare' / 'esquarre', from Vulgar Latin 'exquadra' or Medieval Latin 'squadra', where the root relates to making or forming a square.
'square' changed from Old French 'esquarre' and Medieval Latin 'squadra' and eventually became the modern English word 'square' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'a four-sided figure or something made square,' and over time it extended to places (public squares), mathematical concepts (square numbers), and various figurative uses (to settle, to make even).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
The artist drew several squares on the page.
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Noun 2
an open public area in a town or city where people gather; a plaza.
Many European cities have historic squares in their centers.
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a number obtained by multiplying an integer by itself (a square number).
1, 4 and 9 are squares.
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Verb 1
to make something have the shape or properties of a square; to make level or align.
He squares the picture frame with the wall.
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Verb 2
to settle accounts or pay what is owed; to balance (accounts).
She squares the bill with the supplier every month.
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Verb 3
to be consistent with something; to agree with.
That squares with the report we received yesterday.
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Last updated: 2025/09/04 21:27