squared
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having been made square: Describes an object or surface that has been shaped, adjusted, or constructed to have right angles (90-degree angles) and equal sides, conforming to the geometric properties of a square.
- Marked with squares: Describes a surface divided into a pattern of squares, like graph paper or a checkerboard.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The carpenter ensured the wooden frame was perfectly squared before assembling it.
- For the tiling to look correct, all the corners must be squared.
- The design was drawn on squared paper to make the scale easier to follow.
Advanced Usage
- "Squared away": (Phrasal verb, informal) To be neatly arranged, organized, or settled.
- Don't worry about the logistics; everything is squared away for the event.
- In mathematics, "squared" is commonly used as the past participle of the verb "to square," meaning to multiply a number by itself (e.g., 3 squared is 9). However, this is a distinct verbal usage from the primary adjectival definition provided.
Variants and Related Words
- Square (adjective, noun, verb): The root word. As a verb, it means to make something square or to multiply a number by itself.
- Squarely (adverb): Directly, fairly, or in a straightforward manner.
- He looked squarely at the problem.
Synonyms
- Right-angled: Having an angle of 90 degrees.
- Perpendicular: Meeting at a right angle.
- Checked: Marked with a pattern of squares (for the patterned meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Square off: To prepare to fight, argue, or compete.
- The two teams squared off in the championship match.
- Square up: To settle a debt or bill; also, to face someone directly in a confrontation.
- Let me square up with you for dinner.
Related Idioms
- A square deal: A fair and honest transaction or agreement.
- The company offered him a square deal on the contract.
- Back to square one: Forced to start over from the beginning.
- When the experiment failed, we were back to square one.
Adjective
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having been made square
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