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quarter

/'kwɔrtər/

Synonyms of quarter Antonyms of quarter Examples of quarter Usage of quarter Parts of quarter Definition that contains quarter Words sounding like quarter Explanation of quarter

verb
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
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"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

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draw draw and quarter

type of:
kill
noun
one of four equal parts
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"a quarter of a pound"

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fourth fourth part one-fourth one-quarter quartern twenty-five percent

type of:
simple fraction common fraction
noun
the rear part of a ship
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after part poop stern tail

type of:
back rear

part of:
ship
verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
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billet canton

type of:
lodge accommodate
noun
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
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type of:
city district
noun
a fourth part of a year; three months
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"unemployment fell during the last quarter"

type of:
time period period period of time
noun
an unspecified person
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"he dropped a word in the right quarter"

type of:
person someone soul somebody mortal individual
noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
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type of:
avoirdupois unit

part of:
cwt hundredweight quintal short hundredweight centner cental
noun
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
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type of:
imperial capacity unit british capacity unit

part of:
hundredweight long hundredweight cwt
noun
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
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"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"

type of:
coin
noun
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
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"it's a quarter til 4" "a quarter after 4 o'clock"

type of:
time unit unit of time

part of:
hour 60 minutes hr
noun
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
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"he surrendered but asked for quarter"

type of:
mercifulness mercy clemency
verb
divide by four; divide into quarters
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type of:
divide fraction
verb
divide into quarters
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"quarter an apple"

type of:
section segment
noun
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
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"both teams scored in the first quarter"

type of:
section division part

part of:
play period of play playing period
noun
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
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"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

type of:
academic session academic term session school term

part of:
school year academic year
noun
one of the four major division of the compass
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"the wind is coming from that quarter"

type of:
orientation
noun
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
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type of:
piece of leather

part of:
upper

Examples of quarter

"in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
"a quarter of a pound"
"unemployment fell during the last quarter"
"he dropped a word in the right quarter"
"he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
"it's a quarter til 4"
"a quarter after 4 o'clock"
"he surrendered but asked for quarter"
"quarter an apple"
"both teams scored in the first quarter"
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
"the wind is coming from that quarter"

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