Square
/skwɛə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Square
noun
- A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- 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 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."
verb
- To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
"The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared."
- To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
"John can square this question up for us."
- To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
"I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis."
- Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
"square the circle"
adjective
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- Forming a right angle, especially at 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.
"a square corner"
- Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.
"9 is a square number."
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
"square metre"
- Honest; straightforward.
"square dealing"
Anagrams of Square
Words You Can Make
37 words can be made from the letters in "square":
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
carpenter's squareframing squaresteel squarehashpound signsharppiazzaplazatetragonabove boardon the levelon the squareon the up and upstraightbourgeois
ANTONYMS
crooked