Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Honest and open.

  2. A discreet, unassuming reference to freemasonry.

    "Are you on the square?" (meaning: "are you a freemason like myself?")

Examples

15 sentences

  1. A bishop can never end up on an opposite-colored square.

    Слон ніколи не може опинитися на клітинці протилежного кольору. — deniko

    megamanenm · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. A bishop can never end up on an opposite-coloured square.

    Слон ніколи не може опинитися на клітинці протилежного кольору. — deniko

    megamanenm · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. This bishop cannot stand on a black square.

    ruЭтот слон не может находиться в черном поле. — carlosalberto

    carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. His latest works are on display at the square.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. I'm studying checkers on a hundred squares.

    carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Synonyms

1 synonyms
unassuming freemasonic reference:on the level

Antonyms

1 antonyms
out of square

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onA1onboard

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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