"Squareness" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The quality of being square-shaped; a shape that has four right angles and four equal sides, measuring the same in all directions.
wastes or spends (something valuable, such as time or resources) carelessly or unnecessarily.
Squanto (c. 1580s-1622) was a Patuxet Native American who played a key role in the early history of European colonization of the Americas. <br><br>"Squanto" is a name given to him by the English colonists, which means "melody" or "restrained speaker" in the Massachusett language, his native tongue.<br><br>He was born in the 1580s, around the area now known as Patuxet, Massachusetts. He spoke various Algonquian languages, including Massachusett and Nauset, which made him a valuable asset for the English settlers.<br><br>Squanto was captured by English explorers and taken to England, where he learned the English language and culture. Later, he was brought back to North America and met English colonist William Bradford, who helped him escape an English court sentence of execution. In 1620, Squanto accompanied Bradford to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, where he was able to communicate between the English and the local Wampanoag tribe.<br><br>Squanto aided the Pilgrims in their early survival, teaching them how to plant crops, fish in the rivers, and harvest crops they had not previously known to cultivate. He also helped to facilitate the forms of diplomacy with neighboring tribes, including the Wampanoag leader Massasoit.<br><br>Tragically, Squanto fell ill and died in 1622. Despite the significance of his contributions to the early settlement of Plymouth Colony, he is not as widely recognized in popular culture as other figures like the Pilgrims or William Bradford.
Squared refers to a number or quantity that has been multiplied by itself, indicating that the operation of exponentiation has been performed.
Squarrosa is a botanical term, particularly in the context of botany, referring to a type of leaf arrangement or shape.<br><br>The word "squarrosa" comes from the Latin word "squarrosus," which means "somewhat squarrose" or "deflected," and then to the suffix "-a", an adjective forming suffix indicating a form or aspect of the noun modified by the root.<br><br>A squarrosa leaf is typically described as being leaflet or compound leaf in its arrangement that is, its leaflets diverge from the main stem at roughly right angles (90 degrees). This gives the leaf a somewhat square or box-like appearance from a side perspective, though the actual shape can vary greatly.