Meaning of 'quarter' (Webster Dictionary)
- One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or
is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a
dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.
- The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,
according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
- The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain;
as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal.
- The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly
revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.
- One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one
fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg;
as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters.
- That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the
heel to the vamp.
- That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe
and heel, being the side of the coffin.
- A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;
properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.
- The encampment on one of the principal passages round a
place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.
- The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding
in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside
of the slings.
- One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided
into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in
the fess point.
- To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from
going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
- A division of a town, city, or county; a particular
district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
- A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in
the United States more commonly called stud.
- The fourth part of the distance from one point of the
compass to another, being the fourth part of 11¡ 15', that is, about 2¡
49'; -- called also quarter point.
- Proper station; specific place; assigned position;
special location.
- A station at which officers and men are posted in
battle; -- usually in the plural.
- Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter;
entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
- A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of
lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.
- Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act
of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's
advantage to extremes.
- Friendship; amity; concord.
Meaning of 'quarter' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
Example in sentence:- a quarter after 4 o'clock;
- it's a quarter til 4
Meaning (2):
- one of four equal parts
Meaning (3):
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
Example in sentence:- both teams scored in the first quarter
Meaning (4):
- an unspecified person
Example in sentence:- he dropped a word in the right quarter
Meaning (5):
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
Example in sentence:- he fed four quarters into the slot machine
Meaning (6):
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
Example in sentence:- he surrendered but asked for quarter
Meaning (7):
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided
Example in sentence:- the fall quarter ends at Christmas
Meaning (8):
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
Meaning (9):
- one of the four major division of the compass
Example in sentence:- the wind is coming from that quarter
Meaning (10):
- a fourth part of a year; three months
Example in sentence:- unemployment fell during the last quarter
Meaning (11):
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Example in sentence:- in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Meaning (12):
- divide into quarters
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