square – English noun declension

English noun forms of square

Noun: square
Singularsquare
Pluralsquares

Sample Sentences

  • I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field. [1927, Kazimir Malevich, The Non-Objective World:]
  • You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
  • a square of glass
  • There are so many uses for the square, in fact, that a new model will usually come complete with a booklet enumerating its applications. [a. 2018, Bob Vila, “Carpenter squares”, in Bob Vila, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2008:]
  • The statue of Alexander the Seventh stands in the large square of the town. [1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:]
  • You're not in Wisconsin, Dave. The big story isn't about a cow wandering into the town square. [1995 October 10, NewsRadio, season 2, episode 3:]
  • 64 is the square of 8.
  • Newton's law of gravitation, universally accepted by scientists even in the face of a fifth force, showed that any two objects attract each other at a rate directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart. [1989 May, John Boslough, “Searching for the Secrets of Gravity”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, pages 573-574:]
  • Squares cannot be easily matched by regular expressions.
  • he alone
  • Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had
  • In the brave squares of war [c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene xi]:]
  • 1818, quoted in Christopher Kelly, History of the French Revolution and of the Wars produced by that Memorable Event
  • The French cavalry, in proof armour, repeatedly charged our squares, their cannon opening chasms; but the British infantry, though greatly diminished, were inflexible and impenetrable to the last.
  • The sand of the desert is sodden red,—
  • Red with the wreck of a square that broke;—
  • The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead,
  • And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. [1897, Henry Newbolt, Vitae Lampada:]
  • After disastrous attempts to break the Russian squares, during which, Longworth recounts, ‘the best and the bravest of the warriors fell victim to their own rashness’, the Circassians likewise changed their tactics. [1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 144:]
  • Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
  • Good looks are important, but good looks don't hold if he's a square. [1949 March 11, “R.S.V.P.”, in Courier, volume xv, number 9, Harvey, IL: Thornton Junior College, page 3:]
  • She said: Wow! What a square! Don't you dig the scene? / Daddy Cool's playing his piano machine! [1957, Frank Slay, Bob Crewe, “Daddy Cool”, performed by The Rays:]
  • The sad sack was a sitting on a block of stone
  • Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
  • The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square
  • If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair. [1957, “Jailhouse Rock”, Elvis Presley (music):]
  • Enter your account number followed by a square.
  • An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
  • 2006, Macquarie Bank (Australia), press release Macquarie releases Real Estate Market Outlook 2006 - "The World Squared", 21 June 2006 http://www.macquarie.com.au/au/about_macquarie/media_centre/20060621.htm
  • Just as the basic unit of real estate measurement across the world is the square
  • 2007, Your Estate advertisement for Grindelwald Tasmania http://www.yourestate.com.au/property_12753.php
  • The house is very large and open and boasts 39 squares of living space plus over 13 squares of decking area on 3 sides and 17 squares of garage and workshop downstairs.
  • Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
  • 1594-1597, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
  • They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
  • I have not kept my square. [c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:]
  • We live not on the square with such as these. [1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:]
  • She wanna talk about feelings
  • But I don't believe in love
  • Just give me your square [2019 July 24, “No Feelings”, Quezgo (lyrics)Link Up TV, 0:14–0:19:]
  • I don’t really care about them man there
  • Tell the bad b “just swing your square” [2021 September 29, “Bars At The Sesh [S3.E7]”, #D15 Trigz (lyrics)Dearfxch TV, 1:05–1:08:]
  • Get on your knees and suck this dick
  • Get on your knees and slop this quick
  • Bro knows I could never put trust in a bitch (Never)
  • Me and Tz like Lilo ’n Stitch
  • So don’t hesitate to swing me your shit
  • Yeah, swing your square [2021 November 18, “I Love to Scam”, Tankz (lyrics), 2:01–2:10:]

Etymology

1. From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra.
2. Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged"). See: Middle English Nouns 'square', French Nouns 'équerre'.

Verbs referencing "square"

French Nouns square, Portuguese Nouns esquadra, Russian Nouns сквер, Polish Nouns skwer, Zulu Nouns isikwele.