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Quote:We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when anyone engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.[Theodore Roosevelt]



Definitions of: square

Definition: The corner, or angle, of a figure.

Definition: A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.

Definition: Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so

Definition: A square piece or fragment.

Definition: A pane of glass.

Definition: A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.

Definition: One hundred superficial feet.

Definition: An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.

Definition: An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.

Definition: Hence, a pattern or rule.

Definition: The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 × 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2.

Definition: Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

Definition: A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.

Definition: Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

Definition: The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

Definition: The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.

Definition: The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.

Definition: To form with four equal sides and four right angles.

Definition: To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.

Definition: To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

Definition: To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.

Definition: To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.

Definition: To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.

Definition: To hold a quartile position respecting.

Definition: To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.

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