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| quar·ter [ kwáwrtər ] |
noun (plural quar·ters) |
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1. one of four parts: one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which something is or may be divided
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2. one-fourth: a number that is equal to one divided by four, represented by the symbol 1/4
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3. 25 cents: in the United States and Canada, the sum of 25 cents
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4. coin worth 25 cents: in the United States and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents or one quarter of a dollar
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5. time 15 minutes before or after hour: a point in time 15 minutes before or after the hour, marked on a traditional clock face at 3 and 9
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6. calendar period of three months: a three-month period regarded as one of four parts of a year, especially for accounting purposes
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7. U.S. education academic term: an academic term at a college or university lasting 10 or 12 weeks
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8. sports part of sports contest: in some sports, one of the four equal parts into which a game is divided
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9. astronomy Moon phase: either of the two phases of the Moon in which half of its illuminated surface can be seen from the Earth
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10. astronomy quarter of Moon's orbit: one-fourth of the Moon's orbital period around the Earth
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11. district of town: an area in a town of a particular type or inhabited by a particular group of people
  the French Quarter
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12. unspecified source: an unspecified person or group of people
help from any quarter
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13. compass northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest: each of the four compass points that lie midway between north, east, south, and west
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14. mercy: mercy offered to a defeated enemy
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15. measurements quarter of standard unit: an amount or length equal to one quarter of a standard unit of measurement
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16. agriculture measurements quarter of square mile: one quarter of a square mile of rural land
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17. nautical side of rear half of vessel: either side of the rear half of a boat or ship, usually behind the rearmost mast
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18. heraldry section of heraldic shield: one of the four sections into which a heraldic shield may be divided
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19. part of animal or bird: one of the four parts into which the body of an animal or bird may be divided, with a leg or wing forming part of each quarter
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20. part of hoof: the side of a horse's hoof
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plural noun quar·ters |
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accommodations: living or sleeping accommodations provided for somebody such as military personnel and their families, household employees, or members of a ship's crew
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adjective |
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being one of four: being one of four parts into which something is or may be divided
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verb (past and past participle quar·tered, present participle quar·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular quar·ters) |
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1. transitive verb divide something into four: to divide something into four equal or approximately equal parts
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2. transitive verb give somebody lodging: to assign accommodation to somebody
The soldiers were quartered in an old barn.
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3. transitive verb history cut body into four: to cut a human body into four parts following an execution
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4. transitive verb heraldry divide shield into four: to divide a heraldic shield into four sections
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5. intransitive verb nautical come from rear part of side: to come from a direction at approximately 45 degrees to the stern of a boat or ship
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6. transitive verb position something at 90 degrees: to locate or position a machine part at right angles to another
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin quartarius "fourth part" < Latin quartus "fourth"] |
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at close quarters from very near
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