n.
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: 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