Foursquare
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of four square. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 2 (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon wordnet
- 3 A four-square cipher. countable
- 4 A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall. US, countable
- 1 Having four equal sides; square.
"From the foursquare royal tower on the city's eastern edge to the Dominican monastery of the Blackfriars in the west, its skyline was a forest of spires and belltowers."
- 2 Solid, robust. broadly
"Standing foursquare in the heart of the town, at the intersection of the two main streets, a "jog" at each street corner left around the market-house a little public square, which at this hour was well occupied by carts and wagons from the country and empty drays awaiting hire […]."
- 3 Pertaining to a four-square cipher.
- 4 Pertaining to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
- 1 characterized by firm and unwavering conviction wordnet
- 1 with firmness and conviction; without compromise wordnet
- 2 in a square position wordnet
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More examples"From the foursquare royal tower on the city's eastern edge to the Dominican monastery of the Blackfriars in the west, its skyline was a forest of spires and belltowers."
Etymology
From Middle English foure square; equivalent to four + square.
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