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quarter
('kw/O/rt/@/r )

noun (n)

  • one of four equal parts(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    A quarter of a pound.
    Synonym:
    fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent
    source: wordnet30
  • a district of a city having some distinguishing character(noun.location)
    Example:
    The Latin Quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided(noun.time)
    Example:
    Both teams scored in the first quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour(noun.time)
    Example:
    It's a quarter til 4.
    A quarter after 4 o'clock.
    source: wordnet30
  • one of four periods into which the school year is divided(noun.time)
    Example:
    The fall quarter ends at Christmas.
    source: wordnet30
  • a fourth part of a year; three months(noun.time)
    Example:
    Unemployment fell during the last quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the four major division of the compass(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    The wind is coming from that quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar(noun.possession)
    Example:
    He fed four quarters into the slot machine.
    source: wordnet30
  • an unspecified person(noun.person)
    Example:
    He dropped a word in the right quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • the rear part of a ship(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    after part, poop, stern, tail
    source: wordnet30
  • piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent(noun.act)
    Example:
    He surrendered but asked for quarter.
    source: wordnet30
  • One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • provide housing for (military personnel)(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    billet, canton
    source: wordnet30
  • pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him(verb.social)
    Example:
    In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.
    Synonym:
    draw, draw and quarter
    source: wordnet30
  • divide into quarters(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Quarter an apple.
    source: wordnet30
  • divide by four; divide into quarters(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • To divide into four equal parts.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To lodge; to have a temporary residence.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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