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Square

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Similar meaning 24

Aboveboard 84% connected

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

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Aboveboard 84% connected

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

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Conventional 84% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Conventional 84% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Guileless 84% connected

Free from guile; artless.

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Guileless 84% connected

Free from guile; artless.

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Paid 84% connected

Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.

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Paid 84% connected

Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.

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Quadrate 84% connected

Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.

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Quadrate 84% connected

Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.

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Right-angled 84% connected

Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.

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Right-angled 84% connected

Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled triangle.

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Squared 84% connected

of Square

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Squared 84% connected

of Square

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Squarish 84% connected

Nearly square.

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Squarish 84% connected

Nearly square.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Straightforward 84% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Transparent 84% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

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Wholesome 84% connected

Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.

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Wholesome 84% connected

Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.

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Broader term 27

Adapt 76% connected

Fitted; suited.

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Adjust 76% connected

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a stan…

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Agree 76% connected

In good part; kindly.

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Conform 76% connected

Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.

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Conservative 76% connected

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Correspond 76% connected

To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each othe…

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Fit 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Gibe 76% connected

To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

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Jibe 76% connected

To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

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Match 76% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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Multiply 76% connected

To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Paddle 76% connected

To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.

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Parcel 76% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Rectangle 76% connected

A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram.

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Row 76% connected

Rough; stern; angry.

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Settle 76% connected

A seat of any kind.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Simple 76% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simpleton 76% connected

A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

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Tally 76% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Tract 76% connected

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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Manner of action 1

Jog 76% connected

To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn.

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Narrower term 4

Piazza 76% connected

An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word…

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Plaza 76% connected

A public square in a city or town.

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Quadrate 76% connected

Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.

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Derivationally related 6

Foursquare 74% connected

Having four sides and four equal angles.

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Foursquare 74% connected

Having four sides and four equal angles.

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Squareness 74% connected

The quality of being square; as, an instrument to try the squareness of work.

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Squareness 74% connected

The quality of being square; as, an instrument to try the squareness of work.

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Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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Straightness 74% connected

The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the straightness of a path.

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Containing whole 2

Checkerboard 70% connected

A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts.

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City 70% connected

A large town.

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See also 10

Angular 66% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Angular 66% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honest 66% connected

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 66% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Lawful 66% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Lawful 66% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Attribute 2

Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Honesty 66% connected

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

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Synonym 10

Feather 92% connected

One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.

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Foursquare 92% connected

Having four sides and four equal angles.

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Hearty 92% connected

Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; h…

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Lame 92% connected

Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

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Satisfying 92% connected

of Satisfy

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Solid 92% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Squarely 92% connected

In a square form or manner.

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Straight 92% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straightforward 92% connected

Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

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Substantial 92% connected

Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.

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Antonym 4

Circular 94% connected

In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.

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Circular 94% connected

In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.

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Corrupt 94% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 94% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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