"foursquare" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔːskwɛː/ [UK] Forms: more foursquare [comparative], most foursquare [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English foure square; equivalent to four + square. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foure square}} Middle English foure square, {{compound|en|four|square}} four + square Head templates: {{en-adj}} foursquare (comparative more foursquare, superlative most foursquare)
  1. Having four equal sides; square. Categories (topical): Four Translations (Having four equal sides): квадратен (kvadraten) (Bulgarian), viereckig (German), vierkantig (German), quadratisch (German), నలుచదరము (nalucadaramu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-adj-Pz15pVIt Disambiguation of Four: 11 9 18 14 10 22 16 Disambiguation of 'Having four equal sides': 93 2 3 3
  2. (by extension) Solid, robust. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-adj--0A4YATM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 22 4 20 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 21 20 18 2 24 12
  3. (cryptography) Pertaining to a four-square cipher. Categories (topical): Cryptography, Four
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-adj-vha1WQNU Disambiguation of Four: 11 9 18 14 10 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 22 4 20 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 21 20 18 2 24 12 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. Pertaining to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Categories (topical): Four
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-adj-RBsXHNzj Disambiguation of Four: 11 9 18 14 10 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 22 4 20 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 21 20 18 2 24 12

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːskwɛː/ [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English foure square; equivalent to four + square. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foure square}} Middle English foure square, {{compound|en|four|square}} four + square Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} foursquare (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of four square Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: four square
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-noun-DtLHAsi3
  2. (cryptography) A four-square cipher. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cryptography, Four
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-noun-1rZuDE4h Disambiguation of Four: 11 9 18 14 10 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 22 4 20 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 21 20 18 2 24 12 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture, Four
    Sense id: en-foursquare-en-noun-JDRpjtah Disambiguation of Four: 11 9 18 14 10 22 16 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 22 4 20 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 21 20 18 2 24 12 Topics: architecture

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cryptography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A four-square cipher."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cryptography",
          "cryptography"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cryptography) A four-square cipher."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "cryptography",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "en:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "stair hall",
          "stair hall"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːskwɛː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Four square (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "foursquare"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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