dictionary definitions for "foursquare"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  foursquare
      adj : characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a
            foursquare refusal to yield"
      n : (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four
          right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can
          compute the area of a square if you know the length of
          its sides" [syn: square]
      adv 1: in a square position; "the building stood foursquare"
      2: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood
         foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"-
         C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"
         [syn: squarely, straightforwardly]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foursquare \Four"square`\ (f[=o]r"skw[^a]r`), a.
     Having four sides and four equal angles. --Sir W. Raleigh.
     [1913 Webster]


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