A square ___ in a round hole Crossword Clue

(noun)

1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
2. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
3. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
5. informal terms for the leg
6. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

(verb)

1. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
2. fasten or secure with a wooden pin
3. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
4. succeed in obtaining a position

(noun)

1. a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
2. any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
3. an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
4. a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
5. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
6. the product of two equal terms
7. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
8. something approximating the shape of a square

(verb)

1. make square
2. raise to the second power
3. turn the oar, while rowing
4. turn the paddle; in canoeing
5. position so as to be square
6. pay someone and settle a debt
7. be compatible with
8. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

(adjective)

1. having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
2. characterized by honesty and fairness

(adverb)

1. firmly and solidly
2. in a square shape
3. in a straight direct way

(adjective satellite)

1. rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
2. without evasion or compromise
3. leaving no balance
4. providing abundant nourishment