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square

US /skwɛr/

noun, adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The market in the town square opens early every Saturday morning.

Word Family

NounNoun
square gốc squareness
VerbVerb
square gốc
AdjectiveAdj
square gốc
AdverbAdv
square gốc squarely

Synonyms

  • plazaa public square with room for pedestrians
  • piazzaa public square with room for pedestrians

Collocations

  • Easy town square
    describing town square (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
  • Medium square meter of office space
    to square meter of office space, meaning to make square
  • Hard square the circle of conflicting budget demands
    to square the circle of conflicting budget demands, meaning to make square
  • Very Hard back to square one after contract collapse
    to back to square one after contract collapse, meaning to be behind; approve of

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