square

noun [C] (SHAPE)

/skweər/

/skwer/

Definition

A2 a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°: First draw a square. It's a square-shaped room.Geometrical shapesSpherical, circular and annular objects A2 any square-shaped object: When cooled, cut the chocolate brownies into squares.Patterns and shapes A2 an area of approximately square-shaped land in a city or a town, often including the buildings that surround it: Are they still living at 6 Eaton Square? A band were playing in the town square.Urban and residential streets › a particular space on a board used for playing games: She moved her castle forward three squares.Board games - general words › US a tool for drawing or testing a right angleGeometrical and mathematical instruments

(Definition of square noun (SHAPE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)