sq

Adjective

square (comparative squarer, superlative squarest)

1. Shaped like a square (the polygon).
   • The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […].1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
2. Forming a right angle (90°).
   • a square corner

   Synonyms:

   orthogonal, perpendicular, normal

   Antonyms:

   crooked, out of square, oblique

   1. Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
      • The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square.
   2. Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
3. Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
   • A floor that measures 4 feet square has an area of 16 square feet.
4. Honest; straightforward; fair.
   • I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.

   Synonyms:

   above board, on the level, on the square, on the up and up, straight

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