square

square
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noun
1 shape
ADJECTIVE
perfect
neat
VERB + SQUARE
cut sth into, divide sth into

Cut the sandwiches into neat squares.

PREPOSITION
square of

A square of light shone from the skylight.

2 open space in a town, etc.
ADJECTIVE
central, main
public
city, town, village
market

crowds in the market square

VERB + SQUARE
fill, throng (esp. BrE)

The crowd filled the square.

PREPOSITION
in a/the square
PHRASES
the centre/center of the square, the middle of the square, the side of the square

the east side of the square

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verb
Square is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shoulder
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adj.
VERBS
be, look
ADVERB
very

The rooms are all very square.

absolutely, exactly, perfectly
not quite

The grid doesn't look quite square.

quite
nearly
roughly
Square is used with these nouns: ↑base, ↑box, ↑bracket, ↑chin, ↑dance, ↑dancing, ↑end, ↑face, ↑grid, ↑jaw, ↑knot, ↑meal, ↑mile, ↑pass, ↑shape, ↑shoulder, ↑table, ↑tower

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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