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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: quarter

1
 nv
one of four equal parts
divide into quarters
2
 n
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
3
 n
an unspecified person
4
 n
the rear part of a ship
5
 n
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
6
 n
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
7
 v
provide housing for (military personnel)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: quarter
1

n one of four equal parts

“a quarter of a pound”
Synonyms:
fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent
Type of:
common fraction, simple fraction
the quotient of two integers

n a fourth part of a year; three months

“unemployment fell during the last quarter”
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time

n one of four periods into which the school year is divided

“the fall quarter ends at Christmas”
Type of:
academic session, academic term, school term, session
the time during which a school holds classes

n (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

“both teams scored in the first quarter”
Type of:
division, part, section
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

n a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

“it's a quarter til 4”
“a quarter after 4 o'clock”
Type of:
time unit, unit of time
a unit for measuring time periods

n a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

Type of:
avoirdupois unit
any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights

n a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

Type of:
British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet

n one of the four major division of the compass

“the wind is coming from that quarter”
Type of:
orientation
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

n a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

“he fed four quarters into the slot machine”
Type of:
coin
a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

v divide into quarters

“quarter an apple”
Type of:
section, segment
divide into segments

v divide by four; divide into quarters

Type of:
divide, fraction
perform a division

v pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

Synonyms:
draw, draw and quarter
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
2

n a district of a city having some distinguishing character

“the Latin Quarter”
Types:
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ghetto
formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
casbah, kasbah
an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
medina
the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
skid road
the district of a town frequented by loggers
barrio
a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
Type of:
city district
a district of a town or city
3

n an unspecified person

“he dropped a word in the right quarter”
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being
4

n the rear part of a ship

Synonyms:
after part, poop, stern, tail
Type of:
back, rear
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
5

n piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

Type of:
piece of leather
a separate part consisting of leather
6

n clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

“he surrendered but asked for quarter”
Type of:
clemency, mercifulness, mercy
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
7

v provide housing for (military personnel)

Synonyms:
billet, canton
Type of:
accommodate, lodge
provide housing for
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