foursquare

[ fawr-skwair, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˈskwɛər, ˈfoʊr- /

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adjective

consisting of four corners and four right angles; square: a solid, foursquare building.

firm; steady; unswerving: He maintained a foursquare position in the controversy.

forthright; frank; blunt: a foursquare presentation of the company's financial condition.

adverb

without equivocation; frankly; forthrightly.

noun

a square.

Nearby words

fourplex, fourposter, fourragère, fourscore, foursome, foursquare, fourteen, fourteen points, fourteen points, the, fourteener, fourteenth

Origin of foursquare

First recorded in 1250–1300, foursquare is from the Middle English word fouresquare. See four, square

Related forms

four·square·ly, adverbfour·square·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for foursquare

Imagine Facebook, Yelp, and Foursquare combined into one—all for your favorite furry friend.
Enterpreneurs Create Apps and Web-Based Businesses to Appeal to Dog Owners|Miranda Green|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
People check into restaurants on Foursquare and tag the exact location where their Instagram photos were taken.
Generation Naive: Why Young People Can’t Help Falling for Strangers Online|Caitlin Dickson|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Skout started out in 2007 as a mobile location app, like Foursquare.
Skout Website Case Suggests How Adults Could Use Apps to Rape Kids|Dan Lyons|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They own stakes in some of the top companies in tech, including Facebook, Groupon, Zynga, Digg, Foursquare, and Twitter.
Microsoft Buys Skype: Marc Andreessen on the Sale|Dan Lyons|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He's reminisced on Facebook, Twitter, and FourSquare about their romance.
How Ken Won Barbie's Heart Back|Danielle Friedman|February 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Foursquare and vast was the throne room, with the lofty stone ceiling supported by carven pillars.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge
The threshold was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary sight to sight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He recalled how it had always stood, foursquare, a solid piece of mid-Victorian architecture.
The Street That Wasn't There|Clifford Donald Simak
Foursquare, untapering, the great tower lifts its flanks of ruddy stone.
In Morocco|Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for foursquare

foursquare

/ (ˌfɔːˈskwɛə) /

adverb

squarely; firmly

adjective

solid and strong

forthright; honest

a rare word for square

Derived Forms

foursquarely, adverbfoursquareness, noun

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