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out of square

out of square adjective: not square.

Adjective

out of square (comparative further out of square or farther out of square, superlative furthest out of square or farthest out of square)

  1. Not square.
    • The shelving was out of square from the day it was built, and it only got worse from there.

Adverb

out of square (comparative more out of square, superlative most out of square)

  1. In a way that's not producing square results.
    • Don't be building out of square and then expect the prehung doors and windows to slip right in.

Forms of out of square

Adjective
comparativefurther out of square
comparativefarther out of square
superlativefurthest out of square
superlativefarthest out of square
Adverb
comparativemore out of square
superlativemost out of square

Questions about out of square

What does out of square mean?
Out of square means not square.
What part of speech is out of square?
Out of square can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near out of square in the dictionary

  1. out of someone's hands
  2. out of someone's way
  3. out of sorts
  4. out of spirits
  5. out of spoons
  6. out of square
  7. out of station
  8. out of step
  9. out of stock
  10. out of suits
  11. out of suits with

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