nifty vs square

nifty

square

adv
  • Directly. 

adj
  • Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself. 

  • Shaped like a square (the polygon). 

  • Honest; straightforward; fair. 

  • Even; tied 

  • Solid, decent, substantial. 

  • Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines. 

  • Socially conventional; boring. 

  • Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning. 

  • 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. 

  • Forming a right angle (90°). 

  • In line with the batsman's popping crease. 

  • Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict. 

  • Hypernyms: rectangular, polygonal 

noun
  • An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles. 

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

  • A cell in a grid. 

  • The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression. 

  • 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. 

  • A street surrounding a public square or plaza. 

  • A square piece, part, or surface. 

  • The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered. 

  • A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert. 

  • A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers. 

  • A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral. 

  • 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. 

  • The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time. 

  • Cigarette. 

  • The symbol # on a telephone; hash. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate. 

  • A mortarboard. 

  • The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level. 

  • A vat used for fermentation. 

  • A body of troops drawn up in a square formation. 

verb
  • To place at a right angle to the mast or keel. 

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

  • To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces. 

  • To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit. 

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

  • To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off. 

  • To hold a quartile position respecting. 

  • To form with four sides and four right angles. 

  • To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water. 

  • To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch 

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

  • To tile (completely fill) with squares. 

  • To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular 

  • To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something. 

  • To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit. 

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