fight |
square |
In transitive terms the difference between fight and square
is that
fight is to try to overpower; to fiercely counteract while
square is to draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
In archaic terms the difference between fight and square
is that
fight is a battle between opposing armies while
square is to take opposing sides; to quarrel.
In obsolete terms the difference between fight and square
is that
fight is a screen for the combatants in ships while
square is to go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
As verbs the difference between fight and square
is that
fight is to contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc while
square is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
As nouns the difference between fight and square
is that
fight is an occasion of fighting while
square is a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As an adjective square is
shaped like a square (the polygon).
octagon |
square |
As nouns the difference between octagon and square
is that
octagon is octagon while
square is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As an adjective square is
shaped like a (the polygon).
As a verb square is
to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
square |
plane |
In geometry terms the difference between square and plane
is that
square is a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees while
plane is a flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
In nautical terms the difference between square and plane
is that
square is to place at right angles with the keel while
plane is to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water.
In transitive terms the difference between square and plane
is that
square is to draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as while
plane is to smooth (wood) with a plane.
square |
fields |
As a noun square
is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As an adjective square
is shaped like a (the polygon).
As a verb square
is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
As a proper noun fields is
.
oblong |
square |
As adjectives the difference between oblong and square
is that
oblong is longer than wide while
square is shaped like a square (the polygon).
As nouns the difference between oblong and square
is that
oblong is something with an oblong shape while
square is a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As a verb square is
to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
dodo |
square |
As nouns the difference between dodo and square
is that
dodo is while
square is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As an adjective square is
shaped like a (the polygon).
As a verb square is
to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
decent |
square |
As adjectives the difference between decent and square
is that
decent is decent (
sufficiently clothed) while
square is shaped like a (the polygon).
As a noun square is
(geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As a verb square is
to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
square |
dimetric |
As adjectives the difference between square and dimetric
is that
square is shaped like a (the polygon) while
dimetric is (crystallography) tetragonal.
As a noun square
is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees.
As a verb square
is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.
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