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{
"term": "square",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having four straight equal sides and four angles of 90°",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a square room"
}
],
"topics": ["Colours and Shapes"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look"],
"adverb": ["very", "absolutely", "exactly"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "forming an angle of 90° exactly or approximately",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The book had rounded, not square, corners."
},
{
"text": "square shoulders"
},
{
"text": "He had a firm, square jaw."
}
],
"topics": ["Colours and Shapes", "Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used after a number to give a measurement of area",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an area of 36 **square metres/feet/miles/kilometres/inches**"
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used after a unit of measurement to say that something measures the same amount on each of four sides",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a carpet four metres square"
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to describe something that is broad or that looks solid in shape",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a man of **square build**"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "level with something or parallel to something",
"sensetop": "square (with something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "tables arranged square with the wall"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "if two people are square, neither of them owes money to the other",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Here's the £10 I owe you—now we're square."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "if two teams are square, they have the same number of points",
"sensetop": "square (with somebody)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The teams were **all square** at half-time."
}
],
"topics": ["Games and toys"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "fair or honest, especially in business matters",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **square deal**"
},
{
"text": "Are you being square with me?"
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "in agreement with something",
"sensetop": "square with something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That isn't quite square with what you said yesterday."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "considered to be boring, for example because they are old-fashioned or work too hard at school",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, informal, disapproving)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a good meal that satisfies your hunger",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skweə(r)/",
"audio": "sq/square/square__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skwer/",
"audio": "sq/square/square__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: shortening of Old French esquare (noun), esquarre (past participle, used as an adjective), esquarrer (verb), based on Latin quadra ‘square’."
}