square
adjective (EQUAL) /skweər/
/skwer/ Definition
› informal equal or level: Could you stand back from these shelves and tell me if they're square (= level)?Straight, even and level (all) square informal › If two people are all square, one of them has paid off a debt to the other and neither now owes or is owed any money.Borrowing, lending and debt › If two teams or players are (all) square, they have an equal number of goals or points: They're all square at 30 points each.Scoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated
(Definition of square adjective (EQUAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
- clean-cut adjective (SHAPE)
- cleanly adverb (NOT ROUGHLY)
- consistency noun (SUBSTANCE)
- even adjective (FLAT)
- flat adjective (LEVEL)
- flat adverb (LEVEL)
- flat adverb (NOT HIGH)
- flat noun (LEVEL GROUND)
- flatness noun (LEVEL QUALITY)
- glassy adjective (SURFACE)
- level adjective (AT SAME HEIGHT)
- level adjective (FLAT)
- level verb (DESTROY)
- level verb (MAKE FLAT)
- sleek adjective
- smooth adjective (REGULAR)
- steady adjective (FIRM)
- true adjective (ACCURATE)
- true adverb
Topic:
Straight, even and level
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