square
/skwɛɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
noun
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
noun
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
noun
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
noun
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
Example Sentences
- "I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field."
- "You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces."
- "a square of glass"
- "There are so many uses for the square, in fact, that a new model will usually come complete with a booklet enumerating its applications."
- "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."
Etymology
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").
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /skwɛɹ/
- British English: /skwɛə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.
Inflected Forms
squares (plural)
squarer (comparative)
squarest (superlative)
more square (comparative)
most square (superlative)
squares (present, singular)
squaring (participle, present)
squared (participle, past)
squared (past)