Definition of square

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Square (n.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity..

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Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..
Tenter :: Tenter (n.) A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square..
Tetragonal :: Tetragonal (a.) Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers..
Cube :: Cube (n.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) Any small square or quadrangular membe.
Square :: Square (a.) Forming a right angle; as, a square corner..
Squarish :: Square-toes (n.) A precise person; -- used contemptuously or jocularly.
Graticule :: Graticule (n.) A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions..
Pendentive :: Pendentive (n.) The portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola.
Square :: Square (n.) A square piece or fragment.
Tessellated :: Tessellated (a.) Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement..
Ship :: Ship (n.) Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix..
Flatboat :: Flatboat (n.) A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters..
Bang :: Bang (n.) The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn..
Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper..
Township :: Township (n.) In surveys of the public land of the United States, a division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections..
Plethrum :: Plethrum (n.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet..
Romeite :: Romeite (n.) A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium..
Pew :: Pew (n.) One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow..
Square :: Square (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts..
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