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Square vs. Rectangle: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
A square is a rectangle with all sides equal, while a rectangle has opposite sides equal and longer than the other two.
Square vs. Rectangle

Key Differences

A square is a special type of rectangle characterized by four equal sides. In contrast, a rectangle is defined by having four right angles, with opposite sides being equal in length. While every square is a rectangle (due to its right angles and equal opposite sides), not every rectangle is a square, as it requires all sides to be equal.
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The angles in a square are all right angles, a trait it shares with rectangles. However, the defining feature of a square is its equilateral nature, meaning all four sides are of the same length. Rectangles, on the other hand, only require that opposite sides are of equal length, allowing for varying side lengths as long as the shape retains its four right angles.
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When calculating area, both squares and rectangles follow the formula length times width. For a square, this calculation simplifies as all sides are equal, so it's side length squared. In a rectangle, the different lengths of the opposite sides must be used, multiplying length by width for the area.
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Perimeter calculations in squares involve simply multiplying the length of one side by four. In rectangles, the perimeter is calculated by adding the lengths of all four sides, or more commonly, by doubling the sum of two adjacent sides. This distinction arises from the uniformity of a square's sides versus the potential variability in a rectangle's side lengths.
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In terms of symmetry, both squares and rectangles possess four lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry of 180 degrees. However, the square has a higher degree of symmetry due to its equal sides, resulting in a more uniform appearance compared to the generally more elongated shape of a rectangle.
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Comparison Chart

Sides

Four equal sides.
Opposite sides equal, differing lengths.
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Angles

Four right angles.
Four right angles.
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Symmetry

Four lines of symmetry.
Two lines of symmetry.
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Area Formula

Side length squared.
Length times width.
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Perimeter Formula

Four times one side.
Twice the sum of two adjacent sides.
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Square and Rectangle Definitions

Square

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
The chessboard is made up of black and white squares.
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Rectangle

A block or area with a rectangular shape.
The city block was a large rectangle.
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Square

An area equal to a square measuring one foot on each side.
The room's area is 100 square feet.
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Rectangle

A plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, especially one with unequal adjacent sides.
She drew a rectangle on the paper.
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Square

A polygon having four equal sides and four equal angles.
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Rectangle

A solid figure with six rectangular faces.
The box was a perfect rectangular prism.
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Square

Something having an equal-sided rectangular form
A square of cloth.
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Rectangle

An object or flat figure in a longer than wide rectangular shape.
The park's design is a perfect rectangle.
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Square

A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
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Rectangle

A four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
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Square

(Mathematics) The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself
49 is the square of 7.
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Rectangle

(geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
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(Games) Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.
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Rectangle

(nontechnical) Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular (equilateral), that is, any except a square.
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Abbr. Sq. An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.
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Rectangle

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

A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
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Rectangle

Rectangular.
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Square

The flower bud of a cotton plant, with three bracts surrounding the unopened flower in a pyramidal structure.
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Rectangle

A parallelogram with four right angles
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Square

(Slang) A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.
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Rectangle

A surface or shape whose length is greater than its width.
The tablecloth was cut into a rectangle.
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Square

Having four equal sides and four right angles.
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Square

Forming a right angle.
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Square

In alignment or flush
Put the paper square with the edge of the desk.
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Square

Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area
Square feet.
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Square

Having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions
A room that is 12 feet square.
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Square

Having a base that is a square
A square pyramid.
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Square

(Nautical) Set at right angles to the mast and keel. Used of the yards of a square-rigged ship.
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Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section
A square house.
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Square

Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.
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Square

Honest; direct
A square answer.
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Square

Just; equitable
A square deal.
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Square

Having all accounts settled; even
I paid what I owed you, so we're square.
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Square

(Sports) Even; tied.
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Square

(Slang) Rigidly conventional; dull.
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Square

To cut to a square or rectangular shape. Often used with off.
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To test or adjust for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.
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To mark into squares. Often used with off.
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Square

To bring into conformity or agreement
She could not square the request with her principles.
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Square

To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation
He tried to square himself with his parents.
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Square

To set straight or at approximate right angles
Square one's cap.
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Square

To bring into balance; settle
Square a debt.
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Square

(Sports) To even the score of
To square a game.
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Square

To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
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To find a square equal in area to (the area of a given figure).
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Square

(Informal) To bribe or fix
A party in litigation that tried to square the judge.
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Square

(Mathematics) To be at right angles.
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To agree or conform
A story that doesn't square with the facts.
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Square

(Mathematics) At right angles.
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Square

In a square shape.
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Square

In a solid manner; firmly.
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Square

Directly; straight
Ran square into each other.
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Square

In an honest, straightforward manner.
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Square

(geometry) A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
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Square

Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
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Square

A cell in a grid.
You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
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Square

A square piece, part, or surface.
A square of glass
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The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
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(North America) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
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(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
Column inch
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Square

An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
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A true measure, standard, or pattern.
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An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
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A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
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(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
64 is the square of 8.
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(military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
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Square

A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
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Square

(British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
Enter your account number followed by a square.
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Square

(cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
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.
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(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
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(roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
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Square

(academia) A mortarboard.
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Square

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Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
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Square

(archaic) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
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The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
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(astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
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(dated) The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
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(slang) Cigarette.
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(brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
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Square

A well-defined core of a human body, a flat section from the fundament to the thoracic diaphragm.
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Square

Shaped like a square the polygon.
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Square

Forming a right angle (90°).
A square corner
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Square

(of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not rack or leaning.
The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square.
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(nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
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Square

Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
Square metre
Square mile
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Square

Honest; straightforward; fair.
I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.
Square dealing
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Square

Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
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Even; tied
To make or leave the accounts square
The sides were square at the end of the half.
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Socially conventional; boring.
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(cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
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Square

Solid, decent, substantial.
It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.
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Square

Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
A man of a square frame
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Square

Directly.
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Square

(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
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Square

(nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
To square the yards
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(rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
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(ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
John can square this question up for us.
These results just don't square with what we expected.
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(transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
To square our actions by the opinions of others
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Square

Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
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Square

To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
Square the circle
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Square

To tile (completely fill) with squares.
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(soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
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(archaic) To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
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To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
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(obsolete) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
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To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
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Square

To form with four sides and four right angles.
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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
To square mason's work
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To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
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(astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
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The corner, or angle, of a figure.
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Square

Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so
He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three inches.
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A pane of glass.
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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.
The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the town.
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Square

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.
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Square

Hence, a pattern or rule.
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The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8
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Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
I have not kept my square.
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Square

A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
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Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
We live not on the square with such as these.
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The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
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The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
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The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
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Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
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Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
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Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
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Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to her.
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Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square dealing.
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Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
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Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
By Heaven, square eaters.More meat, I say.
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At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; - said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
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To form with four equal sides and four right angles.
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To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.
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To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
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To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
Square my trialTo my proportioned strength.
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Square

To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
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To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
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To hold a quartile position respecting.
The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
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To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
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To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
No works shall find acceptance . . .That square not truly with the Scripture plan.
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Square

To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
Are you such foolsTo square for this?
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To take a boxing attitude; - often with up, sometimes with off.
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Square

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon;
You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
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Square

The product of two equal terms;
Nine is the second power of three
Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
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Square

An open area at the meeting of two or more streets
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Square

Something approximating the shape of a square
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Square

Someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
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Square

Any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles;
A checkerboard has 64 squares
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Square

A hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles;
The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
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Square

Raise to the second power
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Square

Make square;
Square the circle
Square the wood with a file
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Square

Cause to match, as of ideas or acts
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Square

Position so as to be square;
He squared his shoulders
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Square

Be compatible with;
One idea squares with another
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Square

Pay someone and settle a debt;
I squared with him
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Square

Turn the paddle; in canoeing
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Turn the oar, while rowing
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Square

Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle;
A square peg in a round hole
A square corner
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Square

Leaving no balance;
My account with you is now all square
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Square

Characterized by honesty and fairness;
A square deal
Wanted to do the square thing
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Without evasion or compromise;
A square contradiction
He is not being as straightforward as it appears
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Square

Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
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Square

In a straight direct way;
Looked him squarely in the eye
Ran square into me
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Square

With honesty and fairness;
Dealt squarely with his customers
Always treated me square
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Square

In a square shape;
A squarely cut piece of paper
Folded the sheet of paper square
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Square

Firmly and solidly;
Hit the ball squarely
The bat met the ball squarely
Planted his great bulk square before his enemy
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Square

Something having an equal-sided rectangular form.
The garden was a small green square.
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Square

A tool for measuring right angles.
He used a square to ensure the angles were precise.
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Square

Being in alignment or accordance.
His accounts finally squared with the receipts.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Do squares have more symmetry than rectangles?

Yes, squares have more lines of symmetry (four) compared to rectangles (two).
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Are all squares rectangles?

Yes, all squares are rectangles since they have four right angles and parallel opposite sides.
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What is the perimeter formula for a rectangle?

The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding twice the width and twice the length.
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How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle have?

A rectangle has two lines of symmetry.
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How do you calculate the area of a square?

The area of a square is calculated by squaring the length of one of its sides.
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What is the difference in the angles of a square and a rectangle?

There is no difference; both have four right angles.
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Are the diagonals of a square always perpendicular?

Yes, the diagonals of a square are always perpendicular to each other.
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Can a rectangle be a square?

A rectangle can be a square only if all its sides are of equal length.
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Can the sides of a square be of different lengths?

No, by definition, all sides of a square must be of equal length.
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Are the diagonals of a rectangle always equal?

Yes, the diagonals of a rectangle are always equal in length.
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What distinguishes a square's perimeter from a rectangle's?

A square's perimeter is four times one side, while a rectangle's is twice the sum of two adjacent sides.
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Is a square a regular polygon?

Yes, a square is a regular polygon because all its sides and angles are equal.
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Do squares fit the definition of a rhombus?

Yes, squares are a special type of rhombus with right angles.
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Is it possible for a rectangle to have four sides of the same length?

Yes, but in that case, it would also be considered a square.
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Is a square considered a basic geometric shape?

Yes, a square is one of the basic geometric shapes in mathematics.
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Are all four angles of a rectangle equal?

Yes, all four angles in a rectangle are right angles (90 degrees).
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Is a square always a parallelogram?

Yes, a square is a specific type of parallelogram with right angles and equal sides.
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Do rectangles have rotational symmetry?

Yes, rectangles have rotational symmetry of 180 degrees.
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Can a square be inscribed in a circle?

Yes, a square can be inscribed in a circle with the diameter equal to the square's diagonal.
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