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Definition: ON THE SQUARE |
ON THE SQUARE1. In an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.] |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Probity | Adverb: honorable; Adjective: bona fide; on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: ON THE SQUARE |
| English words defined with "ON THE SQUARE": To do a thing on the cross. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ON THE SQUARE": ROD TRANSFER DEVICE. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | We met upon the level, departing on the square. (Magnolia; writing credit: Paul Thomas Anderson) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Baltimore -- a square deal town. Southern merchant: She's on the square ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expressions using "ON THE SQUARE": act on the square ♦ on the square with. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ON THE SQUARE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rundpløjning udefra og indefter (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), rundpløjning indefra og udefter (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | opploegen (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), spiraalsgewijze naar buiten ploegen (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), spiraalsgewijze naar binnen ploegen (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), carréploegen (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), aanploegen (opening, ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre, starting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | labour en tournant du centre vers la périphérie (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre), labour en tournant de la périphérie vers le centre (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rundpflügen von außen nach innen (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), Rundfpflügen von innen nach außen (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | άροση περιστροφική από την περιφέρεια προς το κέντρο (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), άροση περιστροφική από το κέντρο προς την περιφέρεια (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | derékszögben (at right angles, square, squarely), becsületesen (fair and square, fairly, honestly, justly, on the level, squarely, trustworthily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | aratura girando dalla periferia verso il centro della parcella (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), aratura girando dal centro verso la periferia della parcella (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onay ethay aresquay lavoura por reviramento do centro para a periferia (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), lavoura por reviramento da periferia para o centro (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside). (various references) acţiona cinstit (act on the square, play square). (various references) labor en redondo hacia la periferia (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), labor en redondo hacia el centro (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside), labor en redondo cerrando (ploughing on the square commencing at the centre, roundabout ploughing starting from the centre), labor en redondo abriendo (ploughing on the square commencing at the outside, roundabout ploughing starting from the outside). (various references) samimi (candid, childlike, chummy, companionable, cordial, devout, earnest, familiar, folksy, forthright, Frank, free, freehearted, friendly, genuine, heartfelt, heart-to-heart, heart-whole, intimate, jannock, near, open armed, openhearted, outspoken, pally, sincere, single minded, single-eyed, single-hearted, truthful, undesigning, unequivocal, warm, whole-hearted), gönyeli, dürüst (above board, candid, christian, conscientious, dinkum, direct, downright, fair, faithful, Frank, guileless, honest, incorruptible, jannock, just, level, moral, open, plain, regular, right, righteous, right-minded, sincere, single minded, single-hearted, sporting, Square, straight, straight as a die, straight out, straightforward, upfront, upright, upstanding, virtuous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Kings Chapter 7, Verse 29 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai taV mecwnwq deka kai touV cutrokaulouV deka epi twn mecwnwq |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et inter coronulas et plectas leones et boves et cherubin et in iuncturis similiter desuper et subter leones et boves quasi lora ex aere dependentia |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And betwix the litil crownes and wyndyngis, liouns, and oxen, and cherubin; and in the ioynturis lijk maner aboue; and vndur the lyouns and oxen as bridils of brasse hongynge. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Kings Chapter 7, Verse 29 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa ibabaw sa mga dayandayan nga taliwala sa mga bangil may mga leon, mga vaca, ug mga querubin; ug diha sa mga bangil may sanggaan sa ibabaw; ug sa ilalum sa mga leon ug mga vaca may mga liningin sa mga dahon nga pinabitay. |
| Croatian | Na okvirima meðu preponama bili su lavovi, volovi i kerubini; a na samim preponama, kako iznad lavova i volova tako i pod njima, bijahu ukrasi poput vijenaca. |
| Danish | På Mellemstykkerne mellem Rammestykkerne var der Løver, Okser og Keruber, ligeledes på Rammestykkerne. Over og under Løverne og Okserne var der Kranse, lavet således, at de hang ned. |
| Dutch | En op de lijsten, die tussen de kransen waren, waren leeuwen, runderen en cherubs; en op de kransen was een voet boven henen; en onder de leeuwen en runderen bijvoegselen van uitgerekt werk. |
| Finnish | Kehäpienain päällä, jotka olivat poikkitankojen välissä, oli leijonia, raavaita ja kerubeja, ja samoin poikkitankojen päällä, sekä ylhäällä että alhaalla. Leijonissa ja raavaissa oli takomalla tehtyjä punonnaiskoristeita. |
| French | Sur les panneaux qui étaient entre les montants il y avait des lions, des boeufs et des chérubins; et sur les montants, au-dessus comme au-dessous des lions et des boeufs, il y avait des ornements qui pendaient en festons. |
| German | Und an den Seiten zwischen den Leisten waren Löwen, Ochsen und Cherubim. Und die Seiten, daran die Löwen und Ochsen waren, hatten Leisten oben und unten, dazu herabhängende Kränze. |
| Hungarian | És az oldalakon, a melyek a pártázatok között voltak, oroszlánok, ökrök és Kérubok voltak, és a pártázatokon felül is ekként; az oroszlánok és ökrök alatt pedig czifrázatok voltak bevésett munkával. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Papan-papan itu dihias dengan ukiran singa, sapi dan kerub. Pada bingkai-bingkainya--di atas dan di bawah gambar-gambar singa dan sapi itu--tergantung ukiran rangkaian bunga. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada segala birai-birai yang terkepit dalam alur-alur itu adalah rupa singa dan lembu dan kerubiun; demikianpun pada keempat tiangnya yang bersulur batang itu dan di bawah rupa segala singa dan lembu itu adalah karangan bunga berkaluk. |
| Italian | Sulle doghe che erano fra le traverse c'erano leoni, buoi e cherubini; le stesse figure erano sulle traverse. Sopra e sotto i leoni e i buoi c'erano ghirlande a forma di festoni. |
| Maori | A, i nga awhi i nga takiwa o nga karapiti, he raiona, he kau, he kerupima; a he turanga o nga karapiti i runga: i raro hoki i nga raiona, i nga kau, ko etahi tautau, he mea angiangi. |
| Norwegian | og på fyllingene mellem kantlistene var det løver, okser og kjeruber, og ovenover kantlistene var det et underlag*, og nedenunder løvene og oksene var det nedhengende løvverk. # <* nemlig til å sette karene i.> |
| Portuguese | e sobre as almofadas que estavam entre as junturas havia leões, bois, e querubins, bem como os havia sobre as junturas em cima; e debaixo dos leões e dos bois havia grinaldas pendentes. |
| Rumanian | Pe tqbliile dintre kncheieturi erau niwte lei, boi wi heruvimi; wi pe kncheieturi, deasupra wi dedesuptul leilor wi boilor, erau niwte kmpletituri cari atkrnau kn chip de ciucuri. |
| Spanish | Y sobre los marcos que había entre los paneles había figuras de leones, bueyes y querubines. Y sobre los paneles, tanto encima como debajo de los leones y de los bueyes, había guirnaldas en bajorrelieve. |
| Swedish | På dessa sidolister mellan hörnlisterna funnos avbildade lejon, tjurar och keruber, och likaså på hörnlisterna upptill. Under lejonen och tjurarna sutto nedhängande blomsterslingor. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-n-o-q-r-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: urethanes. | |
-3 letters: earstone, equators, hastener, haunters, heartens, hereunto, honester, outearns, outhears, quaestor, resonate, sauterne, southern, teahouse, unearths, urethane, urethans. | |
-4 letters: aeneous, aethers, another, anthers, arenose, arenous, atoners, austere, authors, earnest, earshot, earthen, eastern, enthuse, equates, equator, estrone, ethanes, haunter, hearten, heaters, heteros, hoarsen, hornets, hunters, natures, nearest, neuters, outearn, outhear, outseen, quaeres, quartes. | |
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