Quarter
WordNet
noun
(1) Clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
"He surrendered but asked for quarter"
(2) Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
(3) The rear part of a ship
(4) A district of a city having some distinguishing character
"The Latin Quarter"
(5) An unspecified person
"He dropped a word in the right quarter"
(6) A United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
"He fed four quarters into the slot machine"
(7) A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
(8) A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
(9) One of four equal parts
"A quarter of a pound"
(10) One of the four major division of the compass
"The wind is coming from that quarter"
(11) A fourth part of a year; three months
"Unemployment fell during the last quarter"
(12) One of four periods into which the school year is divided
"The fall quarter ends at Christmas"
(13) 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"
(14) One of four periods of play into which some games are divided
"Both teams scored in the first quarter"
verb
(15) Divide by four; divide into quarters
(16) Divide into quarters
"Quarter an apple"
(17) Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
"In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
(18) Provide housing for (military personnel)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
- (United States and Canada) A coin worth 25 cents.
- A period of three consecutive months.
- A section or area (of a town, etc.).
- Accommodation granted to a defeated opponent
- "Sir, they have asked for quarter." "Have they? Well, we will give no quarter."
- An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, p. 204.
- One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the quarter of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, p. 204.
- An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails
Synonyms
- (one of four equal parts): fourth, fourth part
- (period of three consecutive months): trimester
- (section of a town): borough, district, region
Verb
- To divide into quarters.
- To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- Quarter the horses in the third stable.
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