All square synonyms
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- by the book β according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- doctrinal β of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- innocent β free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- lineal β being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- flush β a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- cornfed β fed on corn
- fifty-fifty β equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- back number β A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- ingenuous β free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
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- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- cinching β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- gradated β to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- commeasure β to coincide with in degree, extent, quality, etc
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- clean up one's act β to start to behave in a responsible manner
- comport β If you comport yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way.
- counter-checking β a check that opposes or restrains.
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- jibe β to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
- comped β a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- hang together β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- liquidate β to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
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- grannies β Informal. a grandmother.
- dimestore β Alternative spelling of dime store.
- quad β quadriplegic: a special ward for quads.
- granny β Informal. a grandmother.
- quadrangle β a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- antediluvian β Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- curtilage β the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- area β An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- court β A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- arena β An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
- amphitheatre β An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- fogey β fogy.
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- just β guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- faultlessly β In a faultless manner.
adjective square
- dated β Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
- quadrangular β having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
- equitable β Fair and impartial.
- quadrate β square or rectangular.
- naive β having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
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- factually β of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- for certain β free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.