square

CEFRA1

/skwɛə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A shape with four equal straight sides.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form., A cell in a grid.

Examples

  • He works on a market stall in the Square.

  • St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /skweɹ/
  • /skwiə̯/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

  2. Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

  3. A cell in a grid.

More examples

In context

  • Thousands of people were milling around in the square.

  • You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.

  • 64 is the square of 8.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra. Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged").