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| 1. | [ noun ] (mathematics) one of four equal parts | |
| Synonyms: | one-fourth twenty-five_percent fourth_part quartern fourth | |
| Examples: | "a quarter of a pound" |
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| Related terms: | common_fraction | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a district of a city having some distinguishing character | |
| Examples: | "the Latin Quarter" |
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| Related terms: | city_district ghetto medina barrio kasbah | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] consisting of one of four equivalent parts | |
| Examples: | "a quarter pound of butter" |
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| Related terms: | fractional | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an unspecified person | |
| Examples: | "he dropped a word in the right quarter" |
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| Related terms: | person | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar | |
| Examples: | "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" |
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| Related terms: | coin | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (nautical) the rear part of a ship | |
| Synonyms: | stern tail poop after_part | |
| Related terms: | rear ship skeg escutcheon | |
| 7. | [ verb ] kill by pulling the victim's body into pieces by having horses pull on each extremity | |
| Synonyms: | draw_and_quarter | |
| Examples: | "people were executed by being quartered" |
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| Related terms: | dismember | |
| 8. | [ noun ] one of the four major division of the compass | |
| Examples: | "the wind is coming from that quarter" |
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| Related terms: | orientation | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a fourth part of a year; three months | |
| Examples: | "unemployment fell during the last quarter" |
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| Related terms: | time_period | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (education) one of four periods into which the school year is divided | |
| Examples: | "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" |
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| Related terms: | school_term school_year | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (sport) one of four periods of play into which some games are divided | |
| Examples: | "both teams scored in the first quarter" |
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| Related terms: | playing_period | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a 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" |
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| Related terms: | time_unit hour | |
| 13. | [ verb ] (mathematics) divide by four; divide into quarters | |
| Related terms: | divide arithmetic | |
| 14. | [ verb ] divide into quarters | |
| Examples: | "quarter an apple" |
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| Related terms: | segment one-fourth | |
| 15. | [ noun ] a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) | |
| Related terms: | avoirdupois_unit hundredweight pound stone | |
| 16. | [ verb ] (military,housing) provide housing for, of military personnel | |
| Synonyms: | canton billet | |
| Related terms: | lodge military living_quarters quartering | |
| 17. | [ noun ] (British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) | |
| Related terms: | British_capacity_unit hundredweight bushel UK | |
| 18. | [ verb ] pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | |
| Synonyms: | draw_and_quarter draw | |
| Examples: | "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" |
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| Related terms: | kill one-fourth | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (clothing) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp | |
| Related terms: | piece_of_leather upper | |
| Similar spelling: |
quarters quartern quarterly Quarterman quartering |
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