Definition

1. Noun:
   • Square: A geometric shape with four equal sides and four right angles (90-degree angles).
   • Square (on a grid or pattern): An individual, often small, square-shaped compartment or cell within a larger grid, pattern, or chart, such as on graph paper, a chessboard, or a crossword puzzle.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em học vẽ hình ô vuông. (Children learn to draw a square shape.)
  • Hãy tô màu vào ô vuông đầu tiên. (Color in the first square.)
  • Bàn cờ vua có 64 ô vuông đen trắng. (A chessboard has 64 black and white squares.)

Advanced Usage

• "kẻ ô vuông": To draw or rule a grid of squares; to divide a surface into squares.
  • Giấy vẽ đồ thị thường được kẻ ô vuông. (Graph paper is usually ruled with squares.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hình vuông (n): The geometric shape "square".

  • Cái gương này có hình vuông. (This mirror is square-shaped.)

• Ô (n): A compartment, cell, or box (can be square or rectangular), such as a table cell, a box on a form, or a window pane.

  • Điền tên của bạn vào ô trống. (Write your name in the empty box.)

Synonyms

• Square: A shape or a grid compartment.
• Check: One of the squares on a checkered pattern.
• Cell: A small compartment in a grid or table.

Related Idioms

• Nghĩ trong ô vuông: To think inside the box; to think in a conventional, non-creative way.
  • Để có ý tưởng mới, đừng nghĩ trong ô vuông. (To get new ideas, don't think inside the box.)

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