square
- square
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noun
1 shape
ADJECTIVE
▪ perfect
▪ neat
VERB + SQUARE
▪ cut sth into, divide sth into
▪ Cut the sandwiches into neat squares.
PREPOSITION
▪ square of
▪ A square of light shone from the skylight.
2 open space in a town, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ central, main
▪ public
▪ city, town, village
▪ market
▪ crowds in the market square
VERB + SQUARE
▪ fill, throng (esp. BrE)
▪ The crowd filled the square.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the square
PHRASES
▪ the centre/center of the square, the middle of the square, the side of the square
▪ the east side of the square
{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb
Square is used with these nouns as the object: ↑
shoulder
{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}} adj.
VERBS
▪ be, look
ADVERB
▪ very
▪ The rooms are all very square.
▪ absolutely, exactly, perfectly
▪ not quite
▪ The grid doesn't look quite square.
▪ quite
▪ nearly
▪ roughly
Square is used with these nouns: ↑
base, ↑
box, ↑
bracket, ↑
chin, ↑
dance, ↑
dancing, ↑
end, ↑
face, ↑
grid, ↑
jaw, ↑
knot, ↑
meal, ↑
mile, ↑
pass, ↑
shape, ↑
shoulder, ↑
table, ↑
tower
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