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    [Noun]  | "square" | \ ˈskwer \


    1: an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles

    2: a rectangle with all four sides equal

    3: any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French esquarre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadrare to square, from Latin ex- + quadrare to square {mat|quadrate|};

    [Noun]  | "chi-square" | \ ˈkī-ˈskwer \


    1: a statistic that is a sum of terms each of which is a quotient obtained by dividing the square of the difference between the observed and theoretical values of a quantity by the theoretical value

    Origin: 1900 ;

    [Noun]  | "Latin square" 


    1: a square array which contains n different elements with each element occurring n times but with no element occurring twice in the same column or row and which is used especially in the statistical design of experiments (as in agriculture)

    Origin: 1890 ;

    [Noun]  | "magic square" 


    1: a square containing a number of integers arranged so that the sum of the numbers is the same in each row, column, and main diagonal and often in some or all of the other diagonals

    Origin: circa 1704 ;

    [Noun]  | "mean square" 


    1: the mean of the squares of a set of values

    Origin: circa 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "miter square" 


    1: a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45 degrees for striking marking lines; also : a square with an arm adjustable to any angle

    Origin: 1676 ;

    [Noun]  | "perfect square" 


    1: an integer (such as 9 or 36) whose square root is an integer

    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Noun]  | "public square" 


    1: an open public area in a city or town where people gather

    2: the sphere of public opinion

    Origin: 1757 ;

    [Verb]  | "square" 


    1: to make square or rectangular

    2: to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface

    3: to bring approximately to a right angle

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Plural noun]  | "least squares" 


    1: a method of fitting a curve to a set of points representing statistical data in such a way that the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve is a minimum

    Origin: 1825 ;

    [Verb]  | "squares" 


    1: to be in agreement on every point;


      * e.g., " ... that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen "




    2: to influence someone with a bribe;


      * e.g., " ... tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation "



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    [Verb]  | "square" 


    1: to be in agreement on every point;


      * e.g., " ... that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen "




    2: to influence someone with a bribe;


      * e.g., " ... tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation "



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    [Verb]  | "squares (off)" 


    [Verb]  | "squares away" 


    1: as in works out, plans;



    [Noun]  | "squares" 


    2: as in fuddy-duddies, standpatters;


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     [ "squares" ]

    1: cigarettess

      * e.g.,  ... yoo dawg, can i getta square?..... got a light? 

     [ "squares" ]

    1: Perfectly regular rectangles (yeah, they are rectangles); the equilateral triangle of the rectangle world.

      * e.g.,  ... "Wow, shapes with all four sides and interior angles the same?! They must be squares!" 

     [ "squares" ]

    1: see smogs

     [ "squares" ]

    1: cubes of LSD

     [ "squares" ]

    1: fuck that!!! RialB_D from da 501 (no, you little fucks in HS i'm not from Cali {figure it out}) is gonna call wordY'allword out. "Cigarettes"

      * e.g.,  ... Damn! I can't believe those little fucks in WPHS haven't put a definition for squares in here yet. guess that's not Cali Slanguage.... 

     [ "square" ]

    1: (1) Unexciting, unadventurous, mainstream or dull. Generally used in describing a person with such attributes or who plays it safe. Historically, derived from a person whose goal in life is to have three "squares" a day (see definition (3) below), a roof over his head, a respectable job, a house, 5 kids, etc. Became a hip/popular expression of derision of the mainstream in the beat generation.

      * e.g.,  ... (1) Naw, he's a square; he won't dance (do anything exciting), he'll just shoot crows (go home).  

     [ "square" ]

    2: (2) Proper, decent, straightforward, acceptable, even.

      * e.g.,  ... (2) Hey man, thanks for takin' care of that, you're all square with me now. 

     [ "square" ]

    3: (3) A regular and decent meal.

      * e.g.,  ... (3) Dack is joining the army; at least he gets a dry bunk and three squares a day. 

     [ "no no square" ]

    1: no no dont touch me there

      * e.g.,  ... no no dont touch me there 

     [ "no no square" ]

    2: this is my no no square

      * e.g.,  ... this is my no no square 

     [ "no no square" ]

    3: no no dont touch me there

     [ "no no square" ]

    4: this is my no no square

     [ "no no square" ]

    5: no no dont touch me there

     [ "no no square" ]

    6: this is my no no square

     [ "no no square" ]

    7: no no dont touch me there

     [ "no no square" ]

    8: this is my no no square

     [ "no no square" ]

    9: no no dont touch me there

     [ "no no square" ]

    10: this is my no no square

     [ "No-No Square" ]

    1: A part of the body (mainly referring to the vagina/penis) that would be inappropriate for someone else to touch.

      * e.g.,  ... Like the song says... 

     [ "Square" ]

    1: A square is a gram of speed (amphetamine or Ethylamphetamine).

      * e.g.,  ... Dude: Yo, can I get a square? 

     [ "Be there or be square" ]

    1: Be there or be "square," because you are not "a-round"

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "There's gonna be a party later tonight, dude! Be there or be square!" 

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