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Square vs. Cube: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Square is a flat shape with four equal sides and right angles. Cube is a 3D object with six square faces, all sides equal, and all angles right angles.
Square vs. Cube

Key Differences

A Square is a two-dimensional (2D) shape with equal sides and four right angles. A Cube, in contrast, is a three-dimensional (3D) object, with each of its six faces being a square.
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In mathematics, a Square represents an area calculation, where side length is squared. A Cube refers to a volume calculation, where the side length is raised to the third power.
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Square is a fundamental shape in geometry, a special case of a rectangle. Cube is a solid figure in geometry, an extension of a square into three dimensions.
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Square can only be represented on a flat surface. In contrast, a Cube represents a physical object in space, with depth, width, and height.
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Symbolically, a Square often represents order and stability. A Cube, due to its 3D nature, can symbolize solidity and practicality.
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Comparison Chart

Dimensionality

2D shape with equal sides, right angles
3D object with six square faces
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Mathematical Use

Area calculation (side²)
Volume calculation (side³)
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Geometric Role

Fundamental 2D shape
Basic 3D solid
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Spatial Representation

Represented on a flat surface
Represents an object in space
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Symbolic Meaning

Order, stability
Solidity, practicality
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Square and Cube Definitions

Square

Meeting of Two Streets
They met at the town square.
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Cube

Cubed Pieces of Food
She added sugar cubes to her coffee.
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Square

Right Angle
The carpenter checked the corner to ensure it was square.
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Cube

(Mathematics) A regular solid having six congruent square faces.
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Square

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

Something having the general shape of a cube
A cube of sugar.
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Square

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

A cubicle, used for work or study.
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Square

A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
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(Mathematics) The third power of a number or quantity.
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(Mathematics) The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself
49 is the square of 7.
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Cube

Cubes(Slang) Cubic inches. Used especially of an internal combustion engine.
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Square

(Games) Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.
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(Mathematics) To raise (a quantity or number) to the third power.
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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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Cube

To determine the cubic contents of.
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A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
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Cube

To form or cut into cubes
The cook cubed some potatoes.
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The flower bud of a cotton plant, with three bracts surrounding the unopened flower in a pyramidal structure.
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Cube

To tenderize (meat) by breaking the fibers with superficial cuts in a pattern of squares.
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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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Cube

(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
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Square

Having four equal sides and four right angles.
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Cube

Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
A sugar cube
A stock cube
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Square

Forming a right angle.
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Cube

(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
The cube of 2 is 8
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Square

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

(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
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Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area
Square feet.
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Cube

A Rubik's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube
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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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Cube

A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.
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Square

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

To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
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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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Cube

(transitive) To form into the shape of a cube.
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Square

Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section
A square house.
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Cube

(transitive) To cut into cubes.
Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
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Square

Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.
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Cube

(intransitive) To use a Rubik's cube.
He likes to cube now and then.
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Square

Honest; direct
A square answer.
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Cube

A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
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Square

Just; equitable
A square deal.
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Cube

The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4.
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Square

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

To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.
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Square

(Sports) Even; tied.
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Cube

A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
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Square

(Slang) Rigidly conventional; dull.
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Cube

A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
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Square

To cut to a square or rectangular shape. Often used with off.
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Cube

The product of three equal terms
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Square

To test or adjust for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.
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Cube

Any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
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Square

To mark into squares. Often used with off.
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Cube

A block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
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Square

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

Raise to the third power
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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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Cube

Cut into cubes;
Cube the cheese
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Square

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

3D Object with Square Faces
The dice is a perfect example of a cube.
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Square

To bring into balance; settle
Square a debt.
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Cube

Volume Calculation
To find the volume, cube the length of the side.
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Square

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

Mathematical Function
Cubing a number multiplies it by itself twice.
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Square

To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
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Cube

Block-like Structure
The child built a tower with toy cubes.
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Square

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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(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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Square

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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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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Square

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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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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(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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(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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(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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A well-defined core of a human body, a flat section from the fundament to the thoracic diaphragm.
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Shaped like a square the polygon.
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Forming a right angle (90°).
A square corner
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(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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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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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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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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(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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(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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Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Square

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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Square

Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to her.
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Square

Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square dealing.
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Square

Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
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Square

Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
By Heaven, square eaters.More meat, I say.
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Square

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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Square

To form with four equal sides and four right angles.
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Square

To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.
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Square

To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
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Square

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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Square

To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
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Square

To hold a quartile position respecting.
The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
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Square

To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
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Square

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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Square

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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Square

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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Square

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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Square

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

2D Shape with Equal Sides
The quilt had a pattern of colorful squares.
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Square

Area Calculation
To find the area, square the length of the side.
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Square

Something Rigid or Traditional
His views were considered very square.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

What is a square?

A flat shape with four equal sides and right angles.
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What is the area formula for a square?

Area = side².
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How is a cube defined?

A three-dimensional object with six square faces.
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Can a cube be represented in 2D?

It can be represented but is inherently 3D.
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What does 'squaring a number' mean?

Multiplying the number by itself.
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Do cubes have equal faces?

Yes, all six faces are equal squares.
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Can a square have curved sides?

No, its sides are always straight.
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What does 'cubing a number' involve?

Multiplying the number by itself twice.
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How do you calculate a cube's volume?

Volume = side³.
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Are all sides of a square equal?

Yes, all four sides are equal.
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Is a square a 2D or 3D shape?

It's a 2D shape.
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How many edges does a cube have?

Twelve edges.
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Is a square considered a regular polygon?

Yes, it's a type of regular polygon.
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Is a square the same as a rectangle?

A square is a special type of rectangle.
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How many edges does a square have?

Four edges.
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Can a cube be flattened into a square?

No, because it's three-dimensional.
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Does a cube have a surface area?

Yes, it's the sum of the areas of its six faces.
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What are squares used for in real life?

In design, architecture, and mathematics.
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Where are cubes commonly seen?

In architecture, games (dice), and mathematics.
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Are the angles in a cube always right angles?

Yes, all angles in a cube are right angles.
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