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quarter > 17 senses
NOUN1quarter, one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quarternOne of four equal parts
2quarterA district of a city having some distinguishing character
3quarterOne of four periods of play into which some games are divided
4quarterA unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
5quarterOne of four periods into which the school year is divided
6quarterA fourth part of a year
7quarterOne of the four major division of the compass
8quarterA quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9quarterA quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10quarterA United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
11quarterAn unspecified person
12quarter, stern, after part, poop, tailThe rear part of a ship
13quarterPiece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
VERB1quarter, billet, cantonProvide housing for (military personnel)
2quarter, draw, draw and quarterPull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
3quarterDivide into quarters
4quarterDivide by four
quarter > pronunciation
Soundskao'rter; kwao'rter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website...
quarter > noun 1, quantity
MeaningOne of four equal parts.
Examples"a quarter of a pound"
Synonymsone-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
Broadercommon fraction, simple fraction
Verbsquarter; quarter
quarter > noun 2, location
MeaningA district of a city having some distinguishing character.
Examples"the Latin Quarter"
Narrowerghetto; kasbah, casbah; medina; barrio
Broadercity district
quarter > noun 3, time
MeaningOne of four periods of play into which some games are divided.
Examples"both teams scored in the first quarter"
Broaderplaying period, period of play, play
quarter > noun 4, time
MeaningA unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour.
Examples"it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
Part ofhour, hr, 60 minutes
Broadertime unit, unit of time
quarter > noun 5, time
MeaningOne of four periods into which the school year is divided.
Examples"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
Part ofschool year, academic year
Broaderschool term, academic term, academic session, session
quarter > noun 6, time
MeaningA fourth part of a year. Three months.
Examples"unemployment fell during the last quarter"
Broadertime period, period of time, period
Adjectivesquarterly
quarter > noun 7, relation
MeaningOne of the four major division of the compass.
Examples"the wind is coming from that quarter"
Broaderorientation
quarter > noun 8, quantity
MeaningA quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds).
Part ofhundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
Partspound, lb; stone
Broaderavoirdupois unit
quarter > noun 9, quantity
MeaningA quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds).
Part ofhundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight
Partsbushel
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
BroaderBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
quarter > noun 10, possession
MeaningA United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar.
Examples"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
Broadercoin
quarter > noun 11, person
MeaningAn unspecified person.
Examples"he dropped a word in the right quarter"
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
quarter > noun 12, artifact
MeaningThe rear part of a ship.
Synonymsstern, after part, poop, tail
Part ofship
Partsescutcheon; skeg
Broaderrear, back
quarter > noun 13, artifact
MeaningPiece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp.
Part ofupper
Broaderpiece of leather
quarter > verb 1, stative
MeaningProvide housing for (military personnel).
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsbillet, canton
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Broaderlodge, accommodate
Nounsquartering; quarters
quarter > verb 2, social
MeaningPull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Synonymsdraw, draw and quarter
Broaderkill
Nounsquarter
quarter > verb 3, contact
MeaningDivide into quarters.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"quarter an apple"
Broadersegment, section
Nounsquarter; quartering
quarter > verb 4, cognition
MeaningDivide by four. Divide into quarters.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Categoryarithmetic
Broaderdivide, fraction
Nounsquartering

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