Square Adjective Skweə(R Skwer Room Book Rounded Corners

• a square room
• the book had rounded, not square, corners.
• square shoulders
• he had a firm, square jaw.

square

1. having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90°
• a square room
2. forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately
• The book had rounded, not square, corners.
• square shoulders
• He had a firm, square jaw.
3. used after a number to give a measurement of area
• an area of 36 square metres/feet/miles/kilometres/inches
4. used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides
• a carpet four metres square
5. used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape
• SEE ALSO four-square
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/four-square_1
• a man of square build
6. level with something or parallel to something
• tables arranged square with the wall
7. if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other
• Here's the £10 I owe you—now we're square.
8. if two teams are square, they have the same number of points
• The teams were all square at half-time.
9. fair or honest, especially in business matters
• a square deal
• Are you being square with me?
10. in agreement with something
• That isn't quite square with what you said yesterday.
11. considered to be boring, for example because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school
12. a good meal that satisfies your hunger
• He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks.
13. a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it

Word Origin

• Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’.