SQUARE


Meaning of SQUARE in English

I.

noun

1 shape

ADJECTIVE

▪ perfect

▪ neat

VERB + SQUARE

▪ cut sth into , divide sth into

Cut the sandwiches into neat ~s.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

A ~ of light shone from the skylight.

2 open space in a town, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ central , main

▪ public

▪ city , town , village

▪ market

crowds in the market ~

VERB + SQUARE

▪ fill , throng ( esp. BrE )

The crowd filled the ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

PHRASES

▪ the centre/center of the ~ , the middle of the ~ , the side of the ~

the east side of the ~

II.

verb

Square is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ shoulder

III.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , look

ADVERB

▪ very

The rooms are all very ~.

▪ absolutely , exactly , perfectly

▪ not quite

The grid doesn't look quite ~.

▪ quite

▪ nearly

▪ roughly

Square is used with these nouns: ↑ base , ↑ box , ↑ bracket , ↑ chin , ↑ dance , ↑ dancing , ↑ end , ↑ face , ↑ grid , ↑ jaw , ↑ knot , ↑ meal , ↑ mile , ↑ pass , ↑ shape , ↑ shoulder , ↑ table , ↑ tower

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .