An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

• The statue of Alexander the Seventh stands in the large square of the town.
• You're not in Wisconsin, Dave. The big story isn't about a cow wandering into the town square.

An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

mathematicssciencesThe product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

• 64 is the square of 8.
• Newton's law of gravitation, universally accepted by scientists even in the face of a fifth force, showed that any two objects attract each other at a rate directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart.

computingengineeringmathematicsA pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".

• Squares cannot be easily matched by regular expressions.

A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.

• he alone Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had In the brave squares of war
• 1818, quoted in Christopher Kelly, History of the French Revolution and of the Wars produced by that Memorable Event The French cavalry, in proof armour, repeatedly charged our squares, their cannon opening chasms; but the British infantry, though greatly diminished, were inflexible and impenetrable to the last.

datedA socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends.

• Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
• Good looks are important, but good looks don't hold if he's a square.

The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

• Enter your account number followed by a square.

ball-gamescricketgamesThe central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.

• An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.

businessreal-estateA unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

• 2006, Macquarie Bank (Australia), press release Macquarie releases Real Estate Market Outlook 2006 - "The World Squared", 21 June 2006 http://www.macquarie.com.au/au/about_macquarie/media_centre/20060621.htm Just as the basic unit of real estate measurement across the world is the square
• 2007, Your Estate advertisement for Grindelwald Tasmania http://www.yourestate.com.au/property_12753.php The house is very large and open and boasts 39 squares of living space plus over 13 squares of decking area on 3 sides and 17 squares of garage and workshop downstairs.

businessconstructionmanufacturingA unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.

academiascholarlysciencesA mortarboard.

archaicExact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

• 1594-1597, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
• I have not kept my square.

The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

• We live not on the square with such as these.

astrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

datedThe act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.

slangCigarette.

beveragesbrewingbusinessA vat used for fermentation.

slangA well-defined torso.

• She wanna talk about feelings But I don't believe in love Just give me your square
• I don’t really care about them man there Tell the bad b “just swing your square”

derogatoryslangSocially conventional; boring.

• It was a square town, but that didn't bother me. I knew I didn't have to live a square life.
• The square Johns lie more than the in-guys do.

ball-gamescricketgamesIn line with the batsman's popping crease.

Solid, decent, substantial.

• It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.
• By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say.

Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.

• a man of a square frame

automotivetransportvehiclesOf an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.

slangTo settle; to put right.

• 'Sounds fine,' said Bond. 'I've talked to M and he'll square Washington if there's any trouble. Look after yourself too,' he added.

ball-gamesgameshobbiesTo make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

• First, former Toffee Mikel Arteta sent Walcott racing clear but instead of shooting he squared towards Ramsey, who was foiled by Tony Hibbert.

archaicTo take opposing sides; to quarrel.

To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.

• No works shall find acceptance […] that square not truly with the Scripture plan.

obsoleteTo go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

• Are you such fools / To square for this?

To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.

• There we stood, well squared up before it, shoulder to shoulder, and foot to foot, with our hands behind us, not budging an inch.

To form with four sides and four right angles.

• A stately pallace built of squared bricke, Which cunningly was without morter laid

To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.

• to square mason's work
• Everything on his writing desk was squared off: blotter, paper knife, pen rack.

To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

• to square the general sex By Cressid's rule

astrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismTo hold a quartile position respecting.

• the icy Goat, the Crab that square the Scales