Quarter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkwɔːrtər|  American pronunciation of the word quarter
Brit.  |ˈk(w)ɔːtə|  British pronunciation of the word quarter

noun

- one of four equal parts (syn: fourth, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern)
a quarter of a pound
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
both teams scored in the first quarter
- a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
it's a quarter til 4
a quarter after 4 o'clock
- one of four periods into which the school year is divided
the fall quarter ends at Christmas
- a fourth part of a year; three months
unemployment fell during the last quarter
- one of the four major division of the compass
the wind is coming from that quarter
- a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
- a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
he fed four quarters into the slot machine
- an unspecified person
he dropped a word in the right quarter
- the rear part of a ship (syn: poop, stern, tail)
- piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
- clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
he surrendered but asked for quarter

verb

- provide housing for (military personnel) (syn: billet, canton)
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him (syn: draw)
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
- divide into quarters
quarter an apple
- divide by four; divide into quarters

Extra examples

Cut the pie into quarters.

He was three quarters of an hour early.

The hunters quartered the deer.

We were quartered in log cabins at the camp.

They live less than a quarter mile from us.

A quarter of the population voted for him.

The clock struck the quarter.

Their heads and quarters were still rotting on poles.

The troops attacked the city from all quarters.

Even in the highest quarters justice ceased to be much considered.

We must find quarters before nightfall.

The king gave no quarter to traitors.

She quartered the sandwiches and put them on a serving tray.

He was then quartered in Edinburgh as a lieutenant.

It was an atmosphere of manners belonging to those who have quartered in various countries.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: quarter
he/she/it: quarters
present participle: quartering
past tense: quartered
past participle: quartered
noun
singular: quarter
plural: quarters
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